Your Words have POWER!!! (added 6/1/2010 12:59:07 PM)

I've been learning lately about how much power our words hold.  We've all grown up hearing "sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me!"  This is one of the Biggest lies the Enemy has convinced us into believing, even from childhood.  Our template for life is not catchy little phrases and tradition, our template is The Word of God!!!  We measure everything and hold everything up to the Truth of God's Word.  And God's Word says "The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit."  Proverbs 18:21  "3When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. 4Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. 5Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. 6The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.7All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, 8but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.9With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness. 10Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be. 11Can both fresh water and salt[a] water flow from the same spring? 12My brothers, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.  James 3:3-11

As the Body of Christ we must know that are words are furthering the Kingdom of God or the kingdom of this world.  We must speak love, life and blessings not curses.

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LOGGING TRUCK (added 5/10/2010 8:56:08 AM)

I really sense the Lord wanting me, for my first blog, to share a great analogy/story that tackles the age-old question, “Am I Really Saved?” God does not want us to be shackled by doubt any longer. When we doubt, James 1:8 says that we are unstable in ALL that we do. So try this one on for size.

Imagine I am singing at a large youth conference and I show up about an hour late. My stage manager is very upset with me and is asking where have I been. So I begin to tell her and everyone around the story about how I got a flat tire on the way. I got out of the car and began to take the flat off, and as I did one of the lug nuts rolled out into the middle of the interstate where I had to run after it. I pick it up, and immediately when I stood up I saw that there was a 30 ton logging truck going about 80 miles an hour about 10 in front of me. The truck ran over me, and because of that it took me a little longer to get the spare on and get here on time, so that’s why I’m late. My stage manager looks at me and says, “That’s impossible! It’s impossible for you to have an encounter with something as large as a logging truck and not be permanently changed.” So my question to you is this, what’s larger, a 30 ton logging truck or God? How is it that so many of us can say that we are saved and have had an encounter with God and yet we are not permanently changed? When you invite Jesus in your heart and He gives you the promised Holy Spirit, you will be changed, you will be different than what and who you were before you meet Him. The basic truth is this: God will make a difference in your life. I heard a great quote from David Nasser the other day that says, “Jesus did not come to make bad people good, he came to make dead people alive!” This is the affect Jesus has on someone’s life that surrenders all to Him. You were once dead in your sins but now you are alive in Christ. 2 Corinthians 13:5 says examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you?

Luke 6:44 says for each tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from a briar bush. Is there fruit of the Holy Spirit coming out of your life? Are the passions and desires of your heart in a consistent pattern of transformation? Are you daily dying to self so Christ can live through you? I am so thankful for my “logging truck” experience with God, and I’ll share it here on a future blog. But what about you? Has there been a “logging truck” moment in your life? If so, use this analogy/story with others who might doubt their faith. If not, His arms are wide open and He wants you to come as you are to encounter Him.

May the Lord quicken our ears to hear His voice, our mouths to speak His truth and our feet to walk in faith trusting Him in every step! His blessings on you my friend!

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