Proverb 18:21,”Death and life are in the power of the tongue “.
From the above verse it is very clear that we should always be careful to use our tongue for blessing others and not to curse anyone.We need to be vigilant in what we speak because whatever we speak it not only influences the life of that person but also influences and affects the life of his coming generations in a positive or a negative way.
We can see this in the case of Noah .He was extremely blessed and a righteous person but one day under the influence of liquor he cursed his own son Ham because Ham had seen the nakedness of his father and had told about it to his other brothers as a result Noah got annoyed and used his tongue to curse his own son.
Genesis 9:22. Ham had four sons.Canaan was his youngest son. He must have been the most pampered son among all but while Noah was drunk he did not bother for his son and Cursed Canaan to be the servant of all his sons’ servant.
Genesis 9:23. Shem and Japhet had covered the nakedness of their father so Noah blessed Shem and said in Genesis 9:26,” Blessed be the Lord, the God of Shem;and let Canaan be his servant “.
We see further in the genealogy of Noah ,Tereh was born and he was the father of Abraham.In Genesis 12:2,God made a covenant with Abraham and blessed him that he would be called the Father of the nations. In Genesis 12:7,God promised Abraham to give him the land of Canaan.
While reading Bible, we come to know how miraculously God helped israelites in dragging out the tribes that were staying there for the sake of His people, israelites.
God blessed israelites with Canaan. Now this country which used to be known as Canaan once upon a time is one of the most powerful country of the world today and is known as ISRAEL. Even today God is showering His grace upon this country.
We know that Sodom and Gomorrah were also once upon the part of Canaan but because of their immoral ways God destroyed them.
Noah could have forgiven Ham and saved Ham from the wrath of God because it is written that if we forgive the sins of people, they will be forgiven.
Prayer
In Jesus name we ask Lord.
Amen.
Sol. Vatsala