The Small Member

11/21 Reading Portions: 1 Chronicles 16; James 3; Obadiah 1; Luke 5

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11/21 Reading Portions: 1 Chronicles 16; James 3; Obadiah 1; Luke 5

James 3:5

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!

WORDS

Our words carry great power. James uses two vivid illustrations to convey this— like the bit in a horse’s mouth (…