We put up a fence to keep things in or out. However, if we don’t add a gate, we have no entrance or exit point. If we have a puppy in the backyard, we keep the gate closed so it can’t get out.

Let’s switch gears. Psalm 119:171-172 says, “My lips shall utter praise, for You teach me Your statutes. My tongue shall speak of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteousness.”

Our lips are the gate for our tongue.  We can’t express words without opening our lips. Isaiah 28:6 says, “…for strength to those who turn the battle back at the gate.” I used to consider this verse in regards to my mind.

Our mind is the battleground. The devil wants to control our mind ~ the house of our thoughts before we speak them. Is your gate open or closed? I love David’s prayer. Psalm 141:3 says, “Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips.”