Taken from Calling Forth The Remnant 
Chapter 16: "Works of the Flesh and Fruit of the Spirit"
by Stella Paterson

Unruly evil

The tongue is the most unruly part of our flesh. It is the member we use when we “bite and devour” one another, as Paul spoke of in Galatians 5. God’s Word has much to say on the subject of this one small member.

Solomon said, "A man’s belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; with the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied. Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof." (Proverbs 18:20-21) 

Wisdom tells us that if we love to talk, we will reap the consequences of what comes out of our mouths. If we speak words out of a fleshly heart, we will reap destruction. But if we live by the Spirit in daily surrender, our words will be sweet; we will speak life to others, and we will reap life everlasting as Paul said in Galatians 6:8. Solomon also said, "Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles." (Proverbs 21:23 NKJV)

It is so easy for us to react from our flesh when provoked. But we can never truly justify the damage our tongue may do to others, and we most certainly can never take back those words once they leave our lips. James said, "If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is worthless." (James 1:26 NAS)

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In Him because of Calvary,
Stella