Blessings and Curses
Scripture: James 3
v 6 - 18; Psalm 62; Matthew 26 v 69 - 75.
James 3 v 8: "But the tongue can no man tame; it is
an unruly evil, full of deadly poison."
Psalm 62 v 12: "Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth
mercy: for thou render to every man according to his work."
As Christians we are to be like Jesus was when He was on
Earth, a blessing to those whom we can reach with the truth. We are to forsake
cursing and swearing for these words are the manifestation of demons.
Our speech should reflect who reigns within. We should
never use the name of Jesus as a curse word. The enemies of Jesus fear the
power in His name and try to minimise it by making it something ugly. God gave Jesus a name that was higher than
any other name. We should respect His name.
The same mouth we use for praising God and singing songs
of worship should be clean from swearing oaths and using epithets. The
"F" word is an actual demon you call upon who will bring hardship on
your own life and family. Jesus has revealed to me how much sexual molesting of
children is linked to the "F" word.
So governments and health or social workers should start
fighting that demonic word in rap songs and general use as one form of
prevention of sexual tragedies like rape and abuse. Satan gets plenty mileage
out of that one curse word. And it is a curse.
It's not only witches and satanists that cause curses.
Every person with an ugly speech pattern is a channel through which curses land
on people's lives. So we must not permit such foul language in our presence or
through music or TV. We must teach our children to be a blessing and not learn
bad words from their schoolmates. When
someone blesses you and you don't appreciate it, it can become a curse upon
yourself.
One Christian man I knew worked alongside a man who
continuously used the name of Jesus as a curse. The Christian started to use
this man's wife's name as a curse. The man confronted him saying Why are you
using my lovely wife's name like that? The Christian replied Because you use
the name of Someone I love like that! The man changed his ways.
If you have used curse words and are being attacked
financially or in other ways, you have opened this door with your own mouth.
With that same mouth you need to confess your wrongdoing to the Lord Jesus and
repent (change your mind) about such behaviour. Jesus will always forgive you
but rather close that door forever and put that behind you.
Its easy to fall into bad habits and then to justify
yourself and pretend to yourself that God is okay with this. Look what happened
to Peter in Matthew 26. After Jesus was arrested all the disciples fled but
Peter followed behind. At the temple courtyard several people pointed Peter out
as one of the men who had been with Jesus. He kept denying it. Someone said to
him - Your speech betrays you! Immediately Peter started swearing and using
foul language!!
Is your clean speech a witness to others of your love for
Jesus? It can be a powerful way of showing the difference to those on the
outside. So decide today to be a blessing to many and have a clean mind and
mouth!
Prayer: Father God it hurts You when our fleshly nature
surfaces in the way we speak. Forgive us Father for our sins and errors. We
choose to be different and make a difference for those bound by curses to be
set free. In Jesus' name. Amen.