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Tools of a Tongue Tamer
Tools of a Tongue Tamer
for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about.” And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the saying of the Lord, how he had said to him, “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly.
The Stool
But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about.” And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the saying of the Lord, how he had said to him, “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly.
Now the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking him as they beat him. They also blindfolded him and kept asking him, “Prophesy! Who is it that struck you?” And they said many other things against him, blaspheming him.
When day came, the assembly of the elders of the people gathered together, both chief priests and scribes. And they led him away to their council, and they said,
Tasty Treats
Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.” So Peter went out with the other disciple, and they were going toward the tomb.
Both of them were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. And stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there, and the face cloth, which had been on Jesus’ head, not lying with the linen cloths but folded up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; for as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead.
Illustration: THE FEARLESS LION TAMER
John 20:4-
A 1st grader stood in front of his classroom to make a speech about "What I want to be when I grow up." He said, "I'm going to be a lion tamer and have lots of fierce lions. I'll walk into the cage and they will roar."
He paused for a moment, thinking through what he had just said and then added, "But of course, I'll have my daddy with me."
Lion Tamers: Lion taming and training techniques have evolved over the years. The first known lion tamer, Henri Martin, earned the trust of his big cats by introducing himself to them slowly over time. At first, he interacted with his tiger through the bars of a cage, earning himself a few scratches for his trouble. Then, he entered the tiger's cage with bars separating his space from the tiger's. Introducing first his head, then his shoulders through the bars, he eventually worked his entire body into the cage with tiger. At this point, the tiger was used to Martin's presence.
This style went out of fashion after Isaac Van Amburgh entered the scene. He used violent methods to control his big cats. When Clyde Beatty made his debut about a century later, he used a whip, a gun and a chair to command his cats. You might be wondering why a chair would intimidate an animal as powerful as a lion. It's not that the lion is afraid of the chair -- it's that the lion is confused by the chair [source: Morris]. Cats are single-minded, and the points of the chair's four legs bobbing around confuse the lion enough that it loses its train of thought. Casually put, the chair distracts the lion from wanting to claw the lion tamer's face off.
Courage - It takes courage to tackle something that has been with you for a long time. Whether it is a negative tongue, a lying tongue, a gossiping tongue or simply a tongue that speaks death, it takes courage to get into the ring and DO something about it.
After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and he revealed himself in this way. Simon Peter, Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.
Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” They answered him, “No.” He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish. That disciple whom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment, for he was stripped for work, and threw himself into the sea. The other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards off.
When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire in place, with fish laid out on it, and bread. Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.” So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, 153 of them. And although there were so many, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the fish. This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.
Preparedness - Know your enemey. It is imporant to have a firm understanding of how the tongue has been used in the past and your natural inclination to use it for something unhealthy.
The Whip
Some animal trainers do use whips -- but only to distinguish their personal space from the lion's
The lion tamer uses the threat of force and if he actually uses it, he has lost. If he hits the lion with the whip and the lion figures out it doesn’t hurt that much, he’ll eat him.
The Stool
It’s the stool. When the lion tamer lifts the stool to face his snarling companions, the lions see all four stool legs and don’t know which one to focus on. As a result, they stand frozen, enabling the tamer to keep them at bay.
The four legs, but why? Because as far as the lion is concerned the four legs are four different threats he doesn’t know how (or what) to react to so he becomes overwhelmed and docile. If you think of the lion as a computer, then the processor has frozen there is no communication and no action is taken.
Tasty Treats
Rewarding good behavior.
Bible Verses:
So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things.
How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire!
So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!
For
“Whoever desires to love life
and see good days,
let him keep his tongue from evil
and his lips from speaking deceit;
Does not the ear test words
as the palate tastes food?
for the ear tests words
as the palate tastes food.
Whoever restrains his words has knowledge,
and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise;
when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue
keeps himself out of trouble.
If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless.
For
“Whoever desires to love life
and see good days,
let him keep his tongue from evil
and his lips from speaking deceit;
A gentle tongue is a tree of life,
but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things.
How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell. For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruits.
The tongue is humanly untamable…
If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless.
Religious means “serving God”.
Bridle his tongue.
If someone thinks he is serving God, yet doesn’t tame the tongue, that religion is useless.
Our responsibility is to BRIDLE. God’s responsibility is to TAME it.
“The soul is humanly unsavable” - Only God can do it. We must respond to the grace of God. We have a responsibility.
When you put a bridle on a wild horse, is that horse tamed immediately. No. It takes a while.
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
If I want to be slow to anger… I must learn how to be slow to speak.
WAIT - “Why am I talking”.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruits.
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue
keeps himself out of trouble.
When words are many, transgression is not lacking,
but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
It is my responsibility to guard my mouth and to bridle my words.
Whoever restrains his words has knowledge,
and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise;
when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." - Abraham Lincoln
If one gives an answer before he hears,
it is his folly and shame.
Have you ever finished someone else’s sentences.