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Devotional for June 17, 2026

POWER OF THE TONGUE

SCRIPTURE READING - 📖 James 3:6

“And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it controls the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and it is set on fire by hell.”

Additional Verses

📖 Proverbs 4:10-27; Mark 16:15-20; James 3:1-12

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” (Proverbs 18:21) Meaning that spoken words have the ability to build up or destroy humanity. Tiny words can cause massive damage if not controlled. You can live the rest of your life with the results of your speech, positive or negative. As a child of God you must use your tongue to bring healing, wisdom and life-giving words, rather than flattery, falsehoods or gossip which can bring death. In James 3:6 above, the tongue is likened to fire which when not under control will destroy everything in its way. Just think of it that a small match stick is the source of a consuming veldt fire that even a highly powered team of fire fighters may not even be able to control it. This is the same as the tongue when used in the wrong way. World wars are a consequence of the wrong use of the tongue by some careless world leaders. As you well know, many lives were lost during World Wars, just because one selfish world leader failed to control his tongue and provoked other nations. This is still happening today as leaders of nations continue to provoke other nations in order to test who is more powerful. There is war between Russian and Ukraine; Israel, United States of America and Iran; Israel and Lebanon and in Sudan between its forces. Many lives continue to be lost as negotiations are failing in these nations. Everything in this world has been named by the tongue and by the tongue everything has been tamed. All human suffering is as a consequence of wrong use of the tongue by some world leaders provoking other leaders. James says, “And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity, so is the tongue among our members that it defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of nature, and it is set on fire of hell.” However, for a child of God, from the day you were born again, through the anointing of the Holy Spirit, you were given the power to use your tongue to transform the world for the better starting with your world. In Acts 1:8, Jesus Christ said to His Disciples, “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be witnesses to Me, in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Wherever Jesus Christ went during His three year Ministry, He used His tongue to bless all those He encountered with, and casting out devils, setting the captives free, and His commission to all believers is to follow His example and that is to use the tongue to bless the world. When Peter and the other Apostles received tongues of fire on the day of Pentecost, they released words that gave life to the dead, made the lame to walk and the blind to see. Every child of God was given a new tongue to bless the disadvantaged. From today, would you ensure that you give glory to God by blessing all those you encounter with by the right use of your tongue as commissioned by the LORD Jesus Christ! Remember that even when Jesus Christ suffered for the whole world on the Cross of Calvary, at the hands of wicked men, He continued to use His tongue to bless even His adversaries, “Father, forgive them for they do not know what they are doing,” leaving us an example to follow. Remember we are in the world but not of the world. The nine virtues of the fruit of the Spirit are a must have in each child of God, Love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness and self-control. When you have these virtues, you are able to master any situation that may come your way. When mocked by the world, you must stay calm, strong and stand on the promises of God to overcome the world. Once we follow Jesus Christ’s example in all situations, we will certainly become victors and overcomers in this world we live. Alleluia!

Prayer

Dear Father in Heaven, I am sorry for not being able to use my tongue in the right way. I ask that from now onwards, my tongue will only speak life and not speak evil about anything or anyone, for You gave me this tongue so that I can speak good things only. In Jesus Christ’s mighty name l pray. Amen.