4. Lesson-(2) learnt from forefather

Lessons to be Learnt:

a. Sin didn’t start with the first eye visit. b. But Righteous person needs a filter between his eye sight and heart, while processing his gathered information c. As Joseph did, David was expected to tame his heart, when evil wish entered his heart.

d. But David went for replaying her beauty (meditating) in his heart, and it leads to the next wish of quenching his burning passion.

C HAPTER-4

LESSON-(2) LEARNT FROM FOREFATHERS

Tongue of the Righteous:

Tongue of the righteous is more vital in the sight of God because God considers the recorded account of every word we spoke in our life-time while executing the final judgement. [Mathew 12.36]

Fig.31 Tongue of righte ous

(i) Why God considers the account of Man’s word:  God’s word is all powerful and holy. The word became flesh and dwells with mankind [John 1:1-3]  God’s word is a double-edged sword penetrating soul & spirit, joints and marrow; discerner of thoughts and intentions of heart [Hebrew 4.12]  Moreover, Lord Jesus said, “Good man speaks from the treasure of the heart”(Fig. 32), (i.e.,) The words we spoke are the reflection of heart. So, Lord measures the heart’s condition based on the words of our mouth.

[Mathew 12.36].

 God expects righteous person (Fig.31) to rethink and prefer the word usage. Bible records it in Proverbs 10.20, “The tongue of the righteous is choice silver”.

According to the above four verses, word of God (through prophets-God inspired) is operational

Fig.32 Hea rt of Righte ous

(not a philosophical). It has a power to construct/build other people’s life. On the flip side, wrongly used word would have ripples of effects in others life too.

(ii) How to sustain happy relation with Holy spirit? Holy Spirit is the third form of God, who accepted heavenly offer to dwell with mankind. If a man lives with her wife both of them have to lay down their personal desires, and to identify the wishes and dreams which can sustain their relationship forever. In the same way, when God (Holy Spirit) wants to live with man, He did not readily offer Holy spirit randomly. But He tries to understand our limitations. He

identifies the sin and pitfalls. After salvation, God started to repair our pitfalls and made us ready to be heavenly citizen. During this process, the man has to undergo lot of pain and discomfort. But Holy spirit (Fig. 33) will dwell with us, teaches us, comfort us, and prune us. Holy spirit knows the mind of God and gave small command to us, when we are not on the track. We have to keep our senses to absorb His small whisperings. But there are certain, if & but’s called as small foxes which can spoil the relationship with God (Holy spirit).

Fig.33 Happy R ela tion with Holy S pirit

Snippets:

 When Paul trains the new born believers of Ephesians (Ephesians 4:29,30). He addresses a critically issue, they face after they get anointed. (i.e.,) The old untamed tongue of a believer, have to be practiced for the new statutory sets of Holy spirit.

 In the verse (Ephesians 4:29), he said that “No corrupt word proceeds out of your mouth…. And do not grieve Holy spirit. If a corrupt word came from a mouth it is stored in the heart of his/her who is using it.” (Mathew 12.36)  Moreover, Psalmist wrote in a verse that, “If a man desires to have long life and good days…. he has to keep his tongue from evil and clips from

Fig.34 Ma n’s desir e t o have Long life with God

speaking deceit.” [Psalms 34:12,13]  He (David) specifies three things in the above verse: They are long life, good days tongue from evil. All there are linked together. A person who needs long life (Fig. 34) & good days with God {Holy Spirit} & man needs to tame His tongue. Moreover, if you want to sustain your happy relationship (Good days) with Holy spirit, born-again individual has to tame His tongue from evil, even in tough times.  Apostle James specifies that, “If anyone does not stumble in word,….able to bridle the whole body…Out of the mouth proceeds blessing & cursing”[James 3:2,9]. We have to know what are the corrupt words that can reduce the lengthy relationship with God. [Holy Spirit].

What are the Corrupt words which will Spoil the relation with Holy Spirit?

(i) Defiling the Body:

Tongue can defile a person’s heart and body as mentioned by James. “Tongue is a fire… that defiles the whole body (of Christ) and sets on fire (Fig.35) the course nature” [James 3:2]. Tongue has the ability to impact the body of Christ/ society. It can build/destroy a society. Therefore, it has to be tamed repeatedly, to have a better course of life. Noah, a man of God after a long journey of 230 days from his home town in a ship which was designed by God itself. No, he along with his three sons [Shem, Japheth, Canaan]. He started planting fruit yielding trees and work, in a yielding season he squeezed the grapes & consumed it. It provided a deep sleep in the field. One of his son [Canaan], went in hurry & pondered his dad was slept deeply even without the knowledge of his stripped dress. This boy became a gossiper, went and informed to everyone. Later his other two sons came and dressed him. Once Noah’s came to his senses, he learnt about the incident and cursed Canaan.

Fig.35: Wildf ir e f rom Tongue

“Cursed be Canaan, A servant of Servants; He shall be to his brethren [Genesis 9:25]”. Noah’s words activated in Canaan’s descendant’s life. When Jewish people returned back to Israel from Egypt, Moses warned that, “Remember the Lord & his commands…don’t follow the Canaan’s practices. As they did [nations (Canaan)] before you…” [Exodus 8:18-20]. Canaan have more pagan practices, to spoil God’s children with women [Balaam’s advice]Number:2, making child to pass through fire, disobedience to God, sacrificing innocent blood, enquiring ancestor spirits and on. How Canaan’s descendants innovated these evil practices, even though Noah is righteous man of God.

Because, Noah’s wrathful words became a seed for defiling Canaan. So, words of righteous people have more potential impact on their recipients.

(ii) Murmurings of People against God:

People of God, are released from Egypt through outstretched arm of God & wonders. Moreover, Lord himself travels with them on the way from Egypt to Israel for forty long years through cloud. It manifests God’s gracefulness & affection towards His saved people. But the Israelites are not able to understand the

protective cover of God. They cursed Him for more than four times. They complained (Fig.36) about God in sea shore of red sea [Exodus 14:11], when the water is bitter to drink? [Exodus 15.24], When they don’t have sugar filled manna? [Exodus 17.3], When the water supply was not there in wilderness? And they can’t get the meat & juicy foods. But God patiently answered for their complaints with statutes on how to respond to God during every needs. [Exodus 19.5]. Bu the rebellious responses of Israelites have led them to the cursing of God. So, during hardships don’t allow your mouth to be transponder of all the hearts feeling. But meditate on what God did for then in past years & believe God can do the same thing in existing situation.

Fig.36 Murmur ings of God’ s people

(iii)Cursing against God:

In this chapter, the power of tongue (given by God) to us are deeply analyzed. It analyses the ways to bless our future and to be a channel to receive God’s blessing. But tongue can also be a tool in the hands of devil to invite troubles for us. Wise man Solomon through the wisdom of God, he reveals the impact of words on ourselves.