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Avoid Deadly Poison in Your Christian Walk

Most of us wouldn’t even think about swallowing a mere 1/8 of a teaspoon of poison. Even if it were mixed with a little sugar or topped on top of our favorite dessert, we would cringe and quickly push it away from us.

Yet, so many of us are contaminated with deadly poison. James 1:8 says, “But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.”

I’m sure at this point in life, most of us have discovered how much our tongue can get us in trouble. We can always say we’re sorry for offending someone and they may forgive us, but the permanent damage is left behind. Someone may forgive us, but the forgetting part is almost impossible.

We’ve all made mistakes; however, in letting our tongue loose at the wrong time, but we must examine ourselves our hearts to see what’s inside. Matthew 15:18 says, “But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart: and they defile the man.”

Are we blessing God (seeming to be religious) and on the other hand cursing man? (James 3: 9, 10) God says “these things ought not so to be. (James 3:10b)

Just like we wouldn’t expect a fountain to bring forth both sweet water and bitter (James 3:11) neither should both things be coming from our tongue.

Have you ever met someone who one minute seemed so friendly, but on another occasion you saw him spiteful and mean-spirited, using his tongue to lash out and hurt someone? God’s Word says, “A double-minded man in unstable in all his ways.” (James 1:8) Inside there’s sort of two beings…one that may want to serve God and the other clinging to evil leaving no true victory in a Christian’s life.

The antidote for the deadly poison within…

Paul speaks about the flesh in Galations chapter 5. “But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another. This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.” (Gal. 5:15, 16)

Let’s yield our lives to God. Daily read the Word of God and pray, asking Him to help us walk in the Spirit. Let’s daily examine ourselves within as David did in Psalms 139:23, 24, “Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”

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Do you have any spots that need to be removed?

Perhaps it’s time to do some laundry in our own lives…

I started a new Book in the Bible this morning during my devotions, the book of James.

James happens to be my very favorite New Testament Book. And many of you may know that I also have a son named, James.

The first chapter of James also happens to be my favorite chapter in this book. I love being reminded that my trials will bring forth patience. We all could use a little more of that, right? But, of course, the trials are not pleasant. We know; however, that the outcome is that we have more patience and our faith increases and we often have a closer fellowship with the Lord.

During trials we often need more wisdom as well. James 1:5 is really precious. “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.” God so wonderfully shares His wisdom. He literally just hands it out…but the condition is that we need to “ask” God for it.

There’s so much more to this chapter…but the last verse really stuck out to me this morning, James 1:27. The verse starts off, “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this”. Then, I usually focus on the beginning part about visiting the fatherless and widows. But this time I focused on the last part, “and to keep himself unspotted from the world.”

I started thinking about the spots in my life that may have hints of worldliness. I want to be undefiled before God…I need to remove those spots from the world.

So many things of the world have become common place…they almost seem natural. Over time, we’ve adjusted and have become tolerant of so many things that would have our forefathers literally standing in horror with their mouths wide open.

I want to encourage you ladies to ask God today to help you find the spots from the world that may need to be removed in your own lives.

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