I wanted to break this up and really spend more time on pieces of it – but it doesn’t break down very well. Sorry about that. What do you see in this passage? Is it as convicting to you as it is for me?
James starts with a warning to teachers (which keeps me straight often, honestly) and then dives into an idea that is hard to understand – keeping our bodies in “check.” He gives this after pointing out that we all stumble in many ways – perhaps too many to count! This leads to the rest of the chapter – that the toughest part to control is our tongue – or mouth specifically.
He gives multiple examples of how little things can control big things – rudders on ships/bits for horses – and then reminds us that our tongues and our speech is very similar (which is one reason why teachers are held to account). Then he goes into the idea that words are like sparks – the tongue sets fires and is nearly impossible to control.
Do you find this to be true personally? Do you struggle with your language?
Would any of these verses or this whole passage help at all?
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