6月8日
制伏舌头
“各类的走兽、飞禽、昆虫、水族，本来都可以制伏，也已经被人制伏了；惟独舌头没有人能制伏，是不止息的恶物，满了害死人的毒气。我们用舌头颂赞那为主、为父的，又用舌头咒诅那照着上帝形象被造的人。”
雅各书3:7-9
我们有办法训练大象站在滚筒上，不知为什么我们觉得很有趣，所以就训练它。同样，我们驯服了狮子，让它张开大口，含着我们的脑袋而不咬下去。我们也有办法让海豹鼓掌，让海豚挥手，让鲸鱼用肚子扑腾。这些都是一声令下就做到了。我们还可以让毒蛇跳舞、让老虎钻圈、让笨熊搞笑。
然而，我们却没有人能有办法控制自己的嘴巴。我们用舌头赞美上帝，又用它诅咒地土。我们的舌头就如同那假装训练有素的宠物，主人一不留神，它却随地排便，弄脏家里的地毯。
今日祷告：
主耶稣，今天就让我的口称颂赞美祢，并且诉说祢的真理。阿们。
June 8 – Tame
People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish, but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison. Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God.
JAMES 3 : 7 – 9
We have figured out how to train elephants to stand on buckets—we somehow thought that would be a good idea, so we did it. Also, for some reason, we have persuaded lions to let us stick our heads between their open jaws. We have figured out how to make seals clap, dolphins wave, and killer whales belly flop, all on command. We have even convinced snakes to dance to music, tigers to jump through hoops, and bears to wear tutus and tiaras.
And yet none of us has yet to figure out how to control that little muscle in our mouths. Our tongues praise God and then scorch the earth. Our tongues are unbridled beasts that pretend to be housebroken but stain the carpet when the master lets down his or her guard.
Pray for the Day:
Lord Jesus, let my tongue offer you praise and speak your truth today. Amen.
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