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ONE FOUNTAIN, ONE WATER
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22
James 3:11

Matthew 6:24

 

“…for either he will hate the one,

and love the other…”

 

ONE FOUNTAIN, ONE WATER
 
Can a spring send forth both sweet water and bitter water? God’s creation is a sure guide to man in many things. No inconsistency is found in God’s design. No single water source sends forth different kinds of water. This is a contradiction and indeed an impossibility in nature. However, this improbability happens in the depraved spiritual state of man, where he can bless and curse from the same tongue.
 
Sweet: Sweet water must come from a fountain that produces sweet water. What else can we expect? Thus, as Christians, we are expected to speak wholesome words. Paul writes in Ephesians 4:23-25: “And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.” But how is it that we still use this sweet tongue to lash out at people bitterly? We must pray for the Lord to keep our tongues from evil.
 
Bitter: On the contrary, bitter water comes out from a painful source. This is true. So from a wicked mouth, no one will expect kindness and goodness from it. There may be some appearance of good words, but unbelieving people do it to flatter and corrupt our minds. Such are the unregenerate, “their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness” (Rom 3:13-14). Do our tongues spew out words to destroy others by gossip, false accusations and character assassination?
 
Let us listen to our words and ask for the Lord’s wisdom to show us whether we speak sweet or bitter words. Be careful, as well, not to write words in your blogs and social media that may be destructive to the faith of others. Above all, check that you do not blaspheme the name of God!
 
THOUGHT: Do I use my tongue to speak both sweet and bitter words?
PRAYER: Father, keep my mouth controlled by Thy Spirit that it will open only to speak words that glorify Thee and edify Thy people.

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