Firefighting has always been a hard, dangerous job. Now there is a device called DSPA (Dry Sprinkler powder aerosol) which is used in places hard to access. The round metallic device, when tossed into a house, emits a cloud of potassium compound that quickly snuffs out the fire. The Bible also speaks of fire. It says “the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity…it defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of nature.” It can be used destructively and cause great hurt and damage to others – or it can be used to praise God when we give ourselves to Him. His power can then control our tongues. Even as DSPA quenches a fire quickly, so with God’s help our tongues can be tamed, we can cease from evil speaking and learn to speak the truth in love. Someone well said, “Be sure to taste your words with your tongue before you let them out through your teeth,” and “make sure your brain is engaged before putting your tongue into gear.”

Pastor Alex Rockwell