Magnificent Prayer #127
Magnificent Prayer #127
Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
Psalm 141:3 KJV
No prayer should be spoken more often by us than this prayer of David: “Keep the door of my lips.” There is nothing in all of life to which most of us give less attention than to our words. We let them fly from our lips as the leaves fly from the trees when the autumn winds blow. Many people seem to think that words are not important. They watch their acts, their conduct, and then give full license to their tongues. This is not right. A true Christian should have a Christian tongue.
J. R. MILLER
Pray About It: A practical result of using our tongue for prayer is that when we’re not at prayer, the taste of God’s Spirit still comes from our mouth. It’s useless to insist that we will be strong in prayer and live with an unholy tongue. James says that the tongue is full of poison. But from the tongue of a Christian should come only honorable words and humble prayers.
Watch your tongue today. Let it be used to edify others, not criticize them.
Touch the man of God who understands prayer, at any point, at any time, and a full current of prayer is seen flowing from him.
E. M. BOUNDS
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