Two dear sweet ladies sat in church, standing up and sitting down a few times, during the singing part of the service. As the choir began to sing, they, unlike almost all Baptists, were not paying very much attention. Instead they started completing an earlier conversation. The one on the right asked, "What are you having for dinner?" "Huh?" was the reply. She asked again. A little louder but not loud enough. Therefore as the chorus cresendoed she repeated it again quite loud. This time is was loud enough and the lady responded, "Roast Beef, taters, and..." As she got to 'and' the choir did one of those sudden endings. You know, those 'fall off a cliff' songs. The kind where people sometimes start clapping, only to have the choir take off again for a final reprise. However, this time when they stopped singing, there was not that moment of quiet nor was there any clapping. Instead all they heard was a little sweet lady sitting toward the back yell out "PEAS!"
The tongue is such a devilish thing. It can get us in so much trouble. Not only are we embarrassed by saying too much some times, but we also can hurt folks to the bone when we did not even mean it. Smokey the Bear says be careful with fire. James calls the tongue a fire. And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell...no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. - James 3:6,8 As the church children's song says- "Oh, be careful little tongue, what you say!" You better never get casual with working with electricity. You better never get casual running a tractor. You better never get casual running your mouth. You may just spill your peas in an awful way! Be quick to listen today and slow to speak. Let only good things flow from your mouth. Have a great day!
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