Microbiology suggests lips protect the mouth, communicates body language based upon their positioning and serves as a mechanism to feel, touch and taste. As a highly sensitive body part, lips often need natural moisture, an exterior balm or vaseline to prevent dryness and cracking. As a gateway to the mouth, lips can warn your body when something is too hot or possibly harmful to you.
From a spiritual perspective, lips are given a great responsibility according to Exodus 13:9, “the law of the Lord is to be on your lips.” The etymology of the expression “bite your tongue” refers to a rebuke when an individual makes a rude or unpleasant comment. However, if you close your lips, zipper tight, lips can steer your mouth in the right direction like a bit, James 3:3-6. Solomon understood this principle expressed in Proverbs 13:3, “He who guards his lips guards his life, but he who speaks rashly will come to ruin.”
In the days of his youth, David was a gifted musician, 1 Samuel 16:18-23. In fact, the footnote above Psalm 8 suggests David was a music director, possibly prior to becoming king. Caught up in a state of worship, the spirit of the Lord moves David to make the following admission, “From the lips of children and infants, you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger,” Proverbs 8:2. Whether you are currently happy, sad or stoic, may this blog inspire you to live out the words of Psalm 119:171.
by Jay Mankus
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