Rudder

"Here: a mature man able to bridle his whole body," James 3:2.

Who is such a man? Whose character has matured to such an extent? It's the one who speaks without stumbling. The one who teaches without fault. He's bridled his whole self, he's piloting his very self steadily. He controls his tongue like that. Like a small rudder guides a big boat through stormy seas. Like a small bridle controls a mighty horse in its direction. Unbridled talking sets forests on fire. Restless tongues sit as polluted worlds burning through cycles of generations. Tongues that praise God and then curse people show their evil source. Instead, the perfected person demonstrates wisdom from above: pure, peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, genuine. Sky kingdom.

As we talk with a brother or sister today, we speak from our new source, the Spirit of God. We speak the Word from above. And, together, we give thanks to God who trains his perfect peace into our hearts.