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[Songs in the Night - February 21]
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. Psalm 34:13
THE Lord's people find the tongue the most difficult member to bring into subjection, and therefore may well pray, "Keep the door of my lips." And if the prayer be sincere, from the heart, it will imply that the petitioner is doing all in his power in this direction himself while seeking the divine aid. And the divine aid comes in line with this lesson, and assures us that the lips are not at fault, that it is the heart that needs a completion of the regenerative work of the Holy Spirit, for "out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh." The lesson here is that whatever difficulty we have through our lips needs correction at the heart. We need to get our hearts more in accord with the heart of the Almighty—more in tune with the gracious elements of the divine character, represented not only in justice toward others, but additionally in mercy, love, kindness, and benevolence toward all. Z'06-79 R3739:6 (Hymn 145)