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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

He Knows Everything

 

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He Knows Everything

Word ~ Thought ~ Deed

Colossians 3:17 “ And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him”

By Your Words ..

   I heard this analogy a long time ago. That helps to paint a clear picture. . . Have you ever been to an old Library, one that has a card-ex, which was used to help find the book or old news papers, you want, these were used pre-computer. Well, in just imagine every day, every .. Thought – Word & Deed .. all been written down on a card. Imagine how many there would be? Now having done that times it by a week, a month, a life time. How big a room warehouse to house them all, is there one big enough? Or, for the younger generation, how many ‘terabytes’ would be needed to hold all this information?

Matthew 12:36/7 “ But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. 37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

   For instance … Whilst screaming at the car who cut you up .. Or .. that person who walks very slow and you get passed and in a rush .. Or .. When someone over charges you .. Or .. The Other person got promoted over you .. Or .. When you burn your mouth on hot food .. Or When your partner does not do what you want them too.  

# He Knows Everything #   

   Every Word you have uttered, these were just some instances, you might have said a regretful word. I know of a wealthy Businessman, he put some of his success down to pausing 10-15 seconds before ever replying. He did this so as his response’s were al2ways measured, so as never to give a ‘knee-jerk’ response because he did so much he became renowned for it in his business world.  

   Next time your in a heated debate, try this out and see how it helps to over come those ‘knee-jerk’ response. It could save a friendship or even a marriage, or Job.

There is no perfect day

   Don’t think that trying control what we say is a new fangled thing, as it is not. Hear what the Psalmist had to say, when he was lost and needed help .. 
Psalms 119:107 “I am afflicted very much; Revive me, O Lord, according to Your word”
… living by His word, following Gods direction, having God in all we say will profit you very much. Keeping your Words cool, will give you ultimate control in your life. We all aspire to be better, to do better in our lives, so don’t delay, as it is never too late to make a change in your life, young or old.

By Your Thoughts ..  

Psamls 64:6  “They devise iniquities: “We have perfected a shrewd scheme.” Both the inward thought and the heart of man are deep”

Some days Words & Deeds are good but Thoughts

catch you out

 
Proverbs 23:7 “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he” This is so clear. The one thing the Lord is not, and that is grey. How perfect, no room for don’t. We know how we have fallen short of the Glory of God"
 
   We find ourselves out and an attractive lady/guy walks past, it may only be for 1 second, if only I was the same age. There goes another card added to the already burgeoning amount, so next time think of saying this ..’thank you for saving me’ and ‘Jesus I don’t won’t to think this way, please take these thoughts away’. And thank Him for giving you a perfect partner/Wife/Husband.

Today was not perfect but I’m saved

2 Timothy 1:12 “Nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day”
 
   OK, so you have some unpure thoughts, it’s what you do next that matters. You need to bind them up, in Jesus name, ask to be washed in Jesus blood, purified - washed – cleansed of bad thoughts as there is power in the name of Jesus.
 
   Christ our Lord will bless us, even though when we search deep within, we find ourselves wanting, and yet, He freely ~ happily ~willingly to give us His tender mercies day after day after day. Every Morning we should have a shout of praise & thanks giving upon our lips, whilst making Breakfast ~ Coffee/Tea ~ getting dressed ~ whilst taking the Children to school ~ shopping ~ whilst on our way to work even at work (you don’t have to take/sing aloud to Him). Are you getting the message yet?? Worship Him in ‘ALL’ things. Then you next thought will be to worship Him alone.
 
Psalms100:4 “Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name”
Philippians 4:6 “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God”

By Your Deeds ..
Philippians 4:5 “Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand”
 
   It has sadly been proven, all too often that Christians, make the worst bosses/Managers/Owners of company’s. I feel they must think, that they have behave this way so that are not seen as weak ~ push-overs ~ soft. When they are really only shooting their testimony in the foot.
 
   Each day before leaving home, S T O P look yourself in the mirror, and ask God to help keep ‘your’ testimony in tact. By checking yourself before reacting to any given situation, will make sure your Deeds shine Gods light out from within you.
 
   Cause & Consequences:- Your late for work, your rushing, speeding down the road, you cut someone up, not giving them a second thought and carrying on your way/day. What you don’t realise is you have set someone up for a day of misery. It could result in them chasing you down, now resulting them being late for work, it’s now know as road rage.
 

# He Knows Everything # 

 
   You must take care, be mindful of your actions at ‘ALL’ times. Deeds are not helping old ladies across the road, deeds are making a cupa (hot drink- Tea Coffee Hot Chocolate) when not asked for Deeds are those only seen by God.
 
Colossians 3:15 “And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful”
1 Thessalonians 5:17/19 “pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 19 Do not quench the Spirit”
 
   As Christians the Wold holds us under a powerful micro-scope. Some have argued why us and not them? You see, they think they know many of our values, some from the movie of our Lord. So hence the think they know about being a Christian. What they don’t get is that we have ‘ALL’ fallen short of the glory of God.
 

Words ~ Thoughts ~ Deeds

 
   Wee need to take His light within us, so as when these ropes come to trip us up, then we can just step over, without falling foul. For those ‘unsaved’ we have to show Gods tender mercies, His lovingkindnesses, show better it is having God in your life, how more contented with life you become.
 
   I know not ‘all’ secular music is about .. Sex ~ Drugs ~ Guns ~ Suicide ~ Killing .. in contrast our Christian song are up lifting ~ Worshipping ~ Giving Thanks to god for saving us. Watch our videos of us openly worshipping our Lord and Saviour. Our faces filled with joy unspeakable, not contorted with vile rage.
 
   I claim not to be perfect, as only Jesus was/is, so don’t panic when you do trip up, because everyone will. It is what you do next, as in your heart God will know your intentions. I will leave you with my last thought for you to think on ….
 

# Thanks is the front door key like no-other for God #

 
Prayer
May you Lord See ~ Know & feel how we have taken your word into our hearts, and nurturing it to grow, help us map our lives with righteousness, in Jesus Christ our Lord’s name, Amen