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b'Miriam was a prophet, a leader, and a singer. In Exodus 15, she led the\\nwomen in a dance to the Lord on the day He saved them from slavery in Egypt\\nby parting the Red Sea and defeating the army that pursued them. In this\\ninstance, she used her mouth for good, to sing praises to God. However, in\\nanother incident (Numbers 12), Miriam used her mouth wrongly. She and Aaron\\nspoke against their brother, Moses, because of the Cushite woman he had\\nmarried. The same mouth that had sung praise to God was now backbiting and\\njudging Moses, the servant of God. The Bible says, \\u201cthe Lord heard this\\u201d\\n(verse 2), and He summoned Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to the tent of meeting,\\nwhere He came down in a pillar of cloud and spoke to Miriam and Aaron. The\\nLord corrected them and spoke what was true about Moses. Then they repented\\nof their sin, and God was merciful to them. We sometimes find ourselves\\ndoing what Miriam did. In one situation, we use our mouth for good, and in\\nanother, we use it for evil. We use the same mouth to praise God and to\\nslander, criticize, and belittle others. James 3:10 says, \\u201cOut of the same\\nmouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not\\nbe.\\u201d James 4:6-12 urges us to turn away from sin, including slandering and\\ncondemning others, and instead submit to God humbly. This command comes\\nwith a promise: \\u201cCome near to God and he will come near to you\\u201d (verse 8).\\nWe are able to come to God because Jesus took all our sin upon Himself when\\nHe went to the cross. Jesus\\u2014who always used His mouth for good and not for\\nevil\\u2014let people insult Him and slander Him and judge Him unjustly. Jesus is\\nfully God, yet He showed the utmost humility (Philippians 2:5-11). He laid\\ndown His life. And then He rose from the dead\\u2014so everyone who puts their\\ntrust in Him can be forgiven of all their sins. As Christians, we are\\ncalled to follow Jesus as our example. With the Holy Spirit\\u2019s power, let us\\nendeavor to use our mouths as Jesus did, for good and not for evil. \\u2022 Enid\\nAdah Nyinomujuni \\u2022 Have you ever been hurt by someone\\u2019s words? Have you\\never hurt someone else? How can Jesus bring healing and restoration to\\nthese wounds? Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers\\nand sisters, this should not be. James 3:10 (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nExod.15.20-Exod.15.21|Num.12|Jas.3.10'