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Every
Word ~ Thought ~ Deed

   Before we jump in, I want to tell you now that we are going to jump around your Bible. I make no apologies as we navigate this subject.

• Every ~ Word

   So gather your scraps of paper as we begin. I’m starting with these couple of questions . .

1. When someone cuts up on the road, do you either say .. ‘bleep bleep – swearing like a trooper’, Or, you say ‘oh you silly been, careful as you go now?’.
2. When hitting you hand with a hammer, Or, drop something heavy onto your toes, do you swear, Or, manage to control what you say in that moment?’

… If by doing so controlling the smallest member of the body, managing what most people have not done so, down through time.
[GW]James 3:2&3 “All of us make a lot of mistakes. If someone doesn’t make any mistakes when he speaks, he would be perfect. He would be able to control everything he does. 3 We put bits in the mouths of horses to make them obey us, and we have control over everything they do”

   I was once told of a businessman, whom would count to 15 seconds before ever replying to what was asked of him. He would do this as to always to be in control of what he response was, and never to be angry and loose control of what he said. I have to say this is very difficult, as I have tried, and failed. Never have I heard of anyone else like this?

[NIV] Colossians 3:17 “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him”

   As we seek God’s utterance to help us, metaphorically – with a horses bit, to control our mouths and words. May be one way, could be, to think of our words as seeds. I reckon many would remember things they said to others during their school days, some I’m sure some were once good, and some were hurtful words uttered. The truth being both have landed, and have taken root. Just as in the parable of the sower … [NIV] Matthew 13:1-9 ...Even if this parable is one you know very, or at least you think you do, might I suggest you now read it again, only before you do, ask God to show you something new.

   Before moving on, let me say one more thing on this matter . . .[NIV] Matthew 12: 36/7 “I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. 37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned”. . . as kids, most of us have uttered at sometime .. ‘sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me’.. sadly some of these words, even today, have left wounds that will never heal. When speaking, we must, think of every word as a seed. Will they help to flourish or will they grow into a brier patch and hold this person back.

• Every ~ Thought

[NIV] Psalms 139:23 “Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts”
   May be you didn’t ‘say anything’, but you still thought it. God still counts these words as spoken. What we must still remember to do is .. STOP .. and ask for God to help, but, honestly just repent and mean it . . “God, know my heart” . . Doing this which is very hard, means turning your ‘whole’ life completely over to God. Only then will our lives be totally turned around, leading to a closer walk with Jesus. This will mean less . .”Anxious thoughts”

   If your thinking your worthy, chase these thoughts away in Jesus name. You may feel that all He has ever given, I have never deserved, but, He still gives to us day after day. He does this through His good graces ~ mercies & love. For this every morning we must thank Him. Acknowledging Him is just the right thing to do, thanking Him for what He did yesterday, and for those He will do in the day coming.

   I do wonder how many times in the past I have fretted about silly things, instead of turning my worries over to Jesus . .
[NIV] Philippians 4:6 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God” . . Did you see that ..”Do not be anxious”.. How many times in the OT* & NT*, do we see God ~ Jesus or even Paul, tells us not to worry .. “about anything” .. so, STOP fretting, remember, we live by faith not by sight .. “but in every situation” ..I don’t care if it’s taking the dog for a walk; travelling to work; needing green traffic lights, an easy parking space; or the rent is due; an over draft that seems to be getting out of control; or your expecting your first child. All bar of the last I have experienced at some time or another since coming home to Christ. We need to seek Gods face daily, yes daily, more than once as well, and not on your phone, it needs to be face to face, one on one, with NO distractions. OK, God knows what we need before we ask for it. But He still wants us to come to Him daily.

• Our .. Deeds

 In this the last ..‘Our Deeds’ .. I want to show that even by doing ‘nothing’ it will still be counted as a ‘Deed’. Example: You may gather with old~Earthly friends, when something happens where you receive a tug on your heart, but all your old friends are laughing, but you say/do nothing to help, this is a non-deed, which will still count. You can stand there are try to argue that you did not laugh or mock, it is still counted.

[NKJ] Ezekiel 24:14 “I, the Lord, have spoken it; It shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not hold back, Nor will I spare, Nor will I relent; According to your ways And according to your deeds They will judge you, Says the Lord God”

You see there is no way around this .. “According to your ways” .. see that .. “your ways” .. I know I have swung this wet fish around a lot. Don’t you see we are held to account to every .. Word ~ Thought ~ Deed .. and “They will judge you”. There is no age limit to this, there is no saying ‘I didn’t know better’.

[NKJ] Proverbs 20:11 “Even a child is known by his deeds, Whether what he does is pure and right”
[NKJ] John 3: 20 “For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed”
21 “But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God”

   God wants us to live in the light, so that we may be held to our actions, because God wants us to have life more abundantly.
[NKJ] John 10:10 “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly”
[NKJ] Luke 6:38 “Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you”

   Lets stop and look at these 2 verses. I have not come to share where our short comings are. But, also to show how not to break Gods heart for saving us, but also to show what happens to those who walk by faith and not by sight, (or by the flesh/World).

We need to be mindful of walking by flesh/world, as this is what the evil one wants. Look .. “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy” .. This is Gods warning to us as the evil one wants to .. “ steal” .. any good thoughts you may have to help someone, he’ll tell you that ‘they don’t need you help’ or see ‘they’ll not even thank you’. “kill”.. any thoughts of kindness, I stand against this, in as much, in my local shop I need to use a trolley, the one I have to pay to use. Now after putting my shopping into the car, I look to see if there is a parent with a child, I ask them if their child can return my trolley and keep the coin for doing so. If so, I say ‘God bless you’. This was to say thank you to God for letting me bless them, and sow some seeds of kindness.

[NKJ] 6:38 “Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom"

   Jesus came that we should have “they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly” .. surely this has to be crystal clear to us, at least I hope so. The next time we have ..Words ~ Thoughts ~ Deeds .. stop for a second and think ‘Do I want to sow weeds ..that are only going to choke any good, that this person will do because they will forever be there preventing forever achieving their goals. Instead lets help them, even when we don’t want to, by planting seeds of greatness, Gods greatness that is. . . .
[NKJ] Romans 15:18 “For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ has not accomplished through me, in word and deed ...19 in mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God”
. . . You see all things are possible with God, that is why He wants to be continuously on our lips. Our Lord God can help us navigate this treacherous ~ wicked & perverse World. Lets be that light in Christ, with our Words ~ Thoughts ~ Deeds. Lets show what that looks like in the light of Christ Jesus.

   I have one more verse to leave you with, to show you how to be a winner in life through our Lord God ..
[NKJ] Matthew 19:26 “But Jesus looked at them and said to them, With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible”
… This verse should always be on your lips & embedded in your heart.

Prayer

Thank you Heavenly Father for saving us and be that lamp unto our feet, I may we be given the fortitude to have the stength to control  our words thoughts and deeds, in our Lord Christ Jesus name/ Amen

The Songs we Sing : “You’ll Never Walk Alone”

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The Songs we Sing

“You’ll Never Walk Alone”
Jerry Marsdon

   In the 1960’s Jerry Marsdon & The Pacemakers, wrote this song, as well as other very big hits like .. Ferry cross the Mersey .. It was the afore mentioned that I wish to explore and bring to your attention if you have never heard it before. Copy and past the link below into you internet browser to hear the song, as well as the lyrics below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV5_LQArLa0

When you walk through a storm ,

hold you head up high,

and don’t be afraid of the dark.

At the end of the storm ,

there is a golden sky and,

the sweet silver sound of the Lark.

Walk on through the rain,

For your dreams be tossed and blown,

Walk on, Walk on, with hope in your heart,

and you’ll never walk alone,

you’ll never walk alone

Walk on, Walk on, with hope in your heart,

and you’ll never walk alone,

you’ll never walk alone

   When ever the song genre, be it .. Secular .. Religious Hymns .. R&B .. Rock, they all have a message (mostly). For instance .. Rap. Though is mostly about Guns, money, killing, and cruising around in their ‘5.0’s. There is nothing to say to, we can’t take the Marsdon song in our hearts, and say thank you Lord for a wonderful song. Since this song was first aired back in the 1960’s Liverpool Football Clubs fans have sung it to the team at the beginning of and end of every match. Home or away in the league or their European matches. This has become known world wide, to the extent that now it is Liverpool FC’s anthem, letting letting the players know, you feel down after going behind, but lift up your heads and see we are with you …

“When you walk throught a storm,

Hold you head up high”

   God is always there with us through the good times and the bad. You will always come across those who believed, but now are ‘back-sliders’. They will turn to you and say, “if there is a God, why does He let there be so much pain & suffering happen to His people?” He is here I believe that with all my heart.

Isaiah 25:4 “.. You have been a strength to the poor, A strength to the needy in his distress, A refuge from the storm, A shade from the heat..”

   If you ever needed assurance that God is sat there with you always. He will find always find a way to give shelter from all of life’s challenges. All we have to do is remember this simple little verse, which tells us about ..”the valley of the shadow of death” .. then goes on to say .. “ You are with me” .. The first part of this scripure is well known, but the rest is just as important ..
Psalm 23:4 “..Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me."

“don’t be afraid of the dark,

At the end of the storm,

there’s a golden sky, and the

sweet silver sound of the Lark.”

   In the Psalms, he David talks of these 4 lines that whilst .. At the end of the storm .. He comforts and reminds us that .. “ You are [always] with me” .. this is something we always need to remember .. there’s a golden sky .. You will feel a good warm feeling. That makes you relax .. “ Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me” .. as does .. the sweet silver sound of the Lark ..The sound is for sure a sweet silver, but it’s more than a song, lets us know the storm has passed, and spring has come.

“Walk on through the storm,

walk on through the wind”

   We should always push on through the Wind & Rain, for is able to calm both, as He did when the Apostles thought the boat was going to sink, we need never loose faith, and to push on. Whilst growing up, and even now, what did some of you want to be as a child? Fireman ~ Policeman ~ Astronaut, may be a footballer?...

Matthew 19:26 “..“With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
… through God all your dreams can be possible, for He can do all this, it just takes some faith and belief.

   There was an tv advertisement about looking after your ‘Mental-Health’. It opens with a group of friends playing cards and having fun. Later, they start leaving to go home, once the last one leaves for home, the guy left turns and goes into the bathroom, then peels off a mask from his face, to reveal the true guy. You feel this was done to show how we all put a mask while in the company of others. Generally we don’t want to bother others with our true feelings. You may be in a group, but you can still alone.

   The Jerry Marsden has been adopted by the Liverpool FC fans, you will find it sung at the beginning and the end of every game at Anfield and away as well. It has become part of their history just like the stadium at Anfield.

Psalm107:28-9 “..Then they cry out to the Lord in their trouble, And He brings them out of their distresses. He calms the storm..”

“Walk on through the Rain

Walk on through the Wind

Though your dreams be tossed and blown”

Isaiah 4:6 “..And there will be a tabernacle for shade in the daytime from the heat, for a place of refuge, and for a shelter from storm and rain."

   Just when your soaked through, from your bills, when life has put you in a small boat, and set you loose in the middle of a force 7 squall, waves crashing over the side. It feels like a roller coaster without an ending in sight, and none of the fun.

"With hope in your heart,

and you’ll never walk alone

you’ll never walk alone.

With hope in your heart,

and you’ll never walk alone

you’ll never walk alone."

Nahum 1:4 “..He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, And dries up all the rivers."

   OK, I have a small confession, I’m an avid supporter of Liverpool Football Club, since I was 6 years old. This was when as a family we lived in London, because of being a ‘true-Cockney’, one being born within the sound of ‘Bow-bells’ in the east end of London. Dad turned to and said OK so which team will support, telling me he thought it would West Ham united. So I thought to myself, ‘I choose who I will support, and so chose Liverpool, which down like a lead balloon with dad. On a Sunday back then they showed a live game, now dad being a Tottenham Fc & me Liverpool, when they showed this game mum took the dog for a walk.

   Before I become to distracted let me get back on track here, lol. My biggest decision was to follow God, surely the greatest thing I ever did, followed closely by the meeting my wife, the story for another time. To have hope and faith, that no matter what the devil throws at you, God can & will there for you.

Matthew 19:26 “..“With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

   It is very easy these days to loose your way in life, having the feeling of being on your own, that no-one truly knows, or wants honestly to know how your struggling. Some will say ‘call me if you need anything’, when really they are saying ‘ Don’t call me, as I don’t really care’. You wonder if the tables were turned then I feel things would be completely different, so ..

Walk on through the rain

Walk on through the wind,

with God by your side.