James 3:6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
After reading all of this, where Jesus didn’t have any sleep since the evening before, let’s now stack it up against the following scenario. A Christian has only gotten five hours of sleep, and then, the following day at work, he is shouted down by a fellow worker who uses the N word and racial epithets to demean him in the eyes of his fellow workers. He immediately blows a fuse and vows revenge, as he shakes with rage, because the hurtful words have touched a raw nerve.
Later on, when asked by his boss why he behaved in this manner, he excuses his behavior by saying he did not get enough sleep the night before, and as a result, his nerves were frayed. There are some excerpts and some passages which we will have to read at this moment, because, even though a lack of sleep, hunger and thirst and volatile situations can all add up quickly, the Christian must beware of using these as excuses for blowing a fuse.
James 3:7 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind. 8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 9 Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. 10 Out of the same mouth proceeds blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
James 3:14 But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 15 This wisdom descends not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!