Recently a leading neuro-surgeon discovered that the speech centre in the brain has total control over all other nerves. This fact was written in the Bible thousands of years ago.
James, the “divine neurologist,” says, “The tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body.” (Jms 3:5-8). This amazing discovery made by James was but a supernatural revelation from God.
It is estimated that every human being has about a hundred million neurons or nerve cells in his body and that each neuron can contain about 5 billion (five thousand million) bits of information! Is it not wonderful (perhaps shocking to some of us) to discover that our tongue virtually has total control over these hundred million neurons in our body!
If you say, “I am very weak,” immediately instruction from the Speech Centre goes to all the nerves: “Be prepared to be weak.” Instantly your whole body feels a tendency to relax, to go to bed, etc. You don’t seem to have energy to do any work.
Similarly, when you say “Mr. A is a very bad fellow,” straightaway all your nerve cells accept it as a fact and adjust themselves to that. Afterwards, if someone tells you that Mr. A is a very good man, all your nerves immediately get irritated and upset. On the other hand, in case you hear someone say, “Mr. A is a very bad man,” you feel happy and may say, “You are right. I quite agree with you.” Perhaps you don’t realize that all your nerve cells are so obedient to your tongue, that, even if others see a thousand good things in that person, you cannot find any good in him. The simple reason is that you have already instructed your 100 million nerves accordingly! It has been rightly said, “The greatest point of danger in the world is the tip of the tongue.” So dear child of God, be careful how you use of your tongue.
James, the “divine neurologist,” says, “The tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body.” (Jms 3:5-8). This amazing discovery made by James was but a supernatural revelation from God.
It is estimated that every human being has about a hundred million neurons or nerve cells in his body and that each neuron can contain about 5 billion (five thousand million) bits of information! Is it not wonderful (perhaps shocking to some of us) to discover that our tongue virtually has total control over these hundred million neurons in our body!
If you say, “I am very weak,” immediately instruction from the Speech Centre goes to all the nerves: “Be prepared to be weak.” Instantly your whole body feels a tendency to relax, to go to bed, etc. You don’t seem to have energy to do any work.
Similarly, when you say “Mr. A is a very bad fellow,” straightaway all your nerve cells accept it as a fact and adjust themselves to that. Afterwards, if someone tells you that Mr. A is a very good man, all your nerves immediately get irritated and upset. On the other hand, in case you hear someone say, “Mr. A is a very bad man,” you feel happy and may say, “You are right. I quite agree with you.” Perhaps you don’t realize that all your nerve cells are so obedient to your tongue, that, even if others see a thousand good things in that person, you cannot find any good in him. The simple reason is that you have already instructed your 100 million nerves accordingly! It has been rightly said, “The greatest point of danger in the world is the tip of the tongue.” So dear child of God, be careful how you use of your tongue.
– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion
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