"Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers." (Eph. 4:29)

To appreciate the power of the tongue, we need only picture the people of Great Britain in the early days of World War II, gathered in their living rooms listening to Prime Minister Winston Churchill deliver one of the most stirring speeches of the war: "The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us...Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say: 'This was their finest hour.'"

The heroism so evident in Britain's battle against Nazi Germany may have lain dormant in the British people had not Churchill's words helped galvanize their will. Taming the tongue so it can accomplish great good is crucial not only for wartime leaders, but for us in the everyday course of our walk with Christ. (From Bible Illustrator)