Title: Mouth Control
Memorize: A fool vents all his feelings, but a wise man holds them back. Proverbs 29:11 (Nkjv)
Bible Reading: Joshua 2:1-11 (Nkjv)
1 Now Joshua the son of Nun sent out two men from Acacia Grove to spy secretly, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” So they went, and came to the house of a harlot named Rahab, and lodged there.
2 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, “Behold, men have come here tonight from the children of Israel to search out the country.”
3 So the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, “Bring out the men who have come to you, who have entered your house, for they have come to search out all the country.”
4 Then the woman took the two men and hid them. So she said, “Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they were from.
5 And it happened as the gate was being shut, when it was dark, that the men went out. Where the men went I do not know; pursue them quickly, for you may overtake them.”
6 (But she had brought them up to the roof and hidden them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order on the roof.)
7 Then the men pursued them by the road to the Jordan, to the fords. And as soon as those who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate.
8 Now before they lay down, she came up to them on the roof, 9 and said to the men: “I know that the Lord has given you the land, that the terror of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land are fainthearted because of you.
10 For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were on the other side of the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed.
11 And as soon as we heard these things, our hearts melted; neither did there remain any more courage in anyone because of you, for the Lord your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth beneath.
Message:
In today’s Bible passage, Joshua sent some spies to Jericho, and they came in contact with Rahab, who sold her village out to the spies.
Also, in 2 Kings 6:13-14, the king of Syria sent some spies to obtain information on his enemy – Elisha, and they brought back reports.
Thus, the success of spies depends on the information they are privy to.
It’s unfortunate that some children who have glorious destinies have destroyed them by divulging sensitive and important information about themselves to the wrong persons.
I understand that as teenagers, sometimes, you might want to boast about your future, parents, possessions, and gifts, but you should understand that the Bible says in Proverbs 18:7, “A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul”.
Don’t be too quick to tell or post things about yourself online, Ask yourself, “Of what importance is this personal information to the public?”
The Bible also says: “Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles.” (Proverbs 21:23).
If you want to escape from some troubles, learn to control your mouth, heart and fingers.
Prayer Point:
Father, please let my mouth and hands always work for me and not against me in Jesus’ name.
HYMN 5 – TAKE MY LIFE AND LET IT BE
1. Take my life and let it
Consecrated Lord to Thee
Take my moment and my days
Let them flow ceaseless praise.
2. Take my hands and let them move
At the impulse of Thy love
Take my feet and let them be
Swift and beautiful for thee
3. Take my voice and let me sing
Always only for my king;
Take my lips and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee.
4. Take my sliver and my gold
Not a mite would I withhold
Take my intellect, and use
Every power as thou shalt choose.
5. Take my will and make it Thine,
It shall no longer mine:
Take my heart, it is Thine own;
It shall be Thy royal throne,
6. Take my love, my Lord, I pour
At Thy feet its treasure store;
Take myself, and I will be
Ever, only, all for thee
Bible Reading In One Year: Colossians 1-4
AUTHORS: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE