Don’t speak evil against each other, dear brothers and sisters. If you criticize and judge each other, then you are criticizing and judging God’s law. But your job is to obey the law, not to judge whether it applies to you. God alone, who gave the law, is the Judge. He alone has the power to…
Category: Speech
You Can’t Have It Both Ways (James 3:7-12)
All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in…
5 Kinds of Gossips
Here’s a great post by Tim Challies on the 5 Kinds of Gossips you’ll encounter in life.
The Power of the Spoken Blessing 3
What are the characteristics of a spoken blessing? First, I believe a spoken blessing should instill faith. The person who blesses is able to see the work of God in another person’s life and point it out. He or she observes Christ-likeness and the marks of the image of God and blesses the faith within….
The Power of the Spoken Blessing 2
Spoken blessings have the power to enhance, enrich, and empower the life of another person. In the Old Testament, blessings had three characteristics: (1) They were conveyed from the greater to the lesser, such as a parent to a child or a king to a nation. (2) The blessing spoke of divine favor that resulted…
The Power of the Spoken Blessing
Jacob knew the power of the spoken blessing. After all, think of all he did to obtain his father’s blessing! (cf. Genesis 25:27-34; Genesis 27:1-40) When Jacob became aware that his time on earth was coming to a close, he called his family together to bless them. In Genesis 48 he blessed Joseph’s sons, and…
