So yesterday Garth and I were working around the yard and had a bonfire going. I saw Cale go in the house and then come out with something. I wasn’t sure what he was up to until a little later when I saw him standing by the fire with his squirt gun.
Now, I knew the fire was large in comparison to his tiny gun, and was not in danger of going out. But if Cale had come to the fire when I lit the first spark, and would have sprayed water on that spark, he may have been able to put it out. But he waited until the flames were really going. There was no way his small stream of water would have any effect on the flames.
The same idea is true in life with sin. We need to stop it right when it starts. The longer we entertain it, or let it grow, the harder it is to get rid of. Especially, our tongue. It can get us in a lot of trouble. One lie, or interaction with gossip, one sharp comment shot at someone can be the spark that ignites a forest of trouble and heartache. And then, often we need a lot more than a tiny stream of water to help us patch things up.
The Bible says:
James 3:5
Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.
Speaking of tongues (pun intended), I don’t think there is any fire that is too big to put out. Nothing said can ever be taken back, but it can be healed, over time, with God’s help.
Love
Rachel
Ecclesiastes 6:11
The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?
1 Corinthians 14:9
So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air.
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