August 3
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Don’t speak evil against each other, dear brothers and sisters. If you criticize and judge each other, then you are criticizing and judging God’s law. But your job is to obey the law, not to judge whether it applies to you. -James 4:11(NLT)
SPEAK NO EVIL
A poem and essay by ILMA
When you criticize and judge each other
You are also attacking God who is your creator
Speak no sinful things about anyone; rend your lips
If it is not good, don’t say it; have your mouth sealed.
When you judge or criticize someone behind their back
You will also be judged with the same measure, don’t be shocked
Let no lies come out of your mouth for it ruins relationships
Watch that no impure thoughts tarnish your friendships.
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The bible says in James that the tongue is one of the deadliest thing here on earth. In chapter 3, James describes the tongue as a flame of fire and is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting our entire bodies. He says that it can set our whole life on fire for it is set on fire by hell itself. Our tongues cannot be tamed. Blessing and pouring come out of the same mouth. We are cautioned not to speak evil against each other. The bible says that when we criticize or judge someone, we are doing so as well to God. Our work is to obey God and not judge.
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PRAYER
Lord, please help me to see through your eyes, not my own.
REFLECTION
What happens when we speak evil or criticize and judge?
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