Quick
question: Whose word do you esteem most
-- God’s or yours?
If
you are Christian, you answered God’s, of course.
But
how can we esteem only His Word,
And
not ours
that others and we have heard??
Are
you reaping the fruit from many seeds that are dead?
Perhaps,
if by your words and intent, folk are misled.
The
Golden Rule -- only for us who are like sod, 1
Or
does it also apply... between ‘us and God’??
God
has said forgiveness to us is gifted,
And
ours to others must be free, not
sifted.
Material
blessings come with His benediction.
Our
sharing Grace to others forms their
benefaction.
That
which we expect and receive vertically from Him,
Should
be shared horizontally -- that’s
His paradigm.
Please
listen well and note this point:
The inverse is also true.
To
you His Word is honored,
as are words others
hear from you!
God’s
Word is seed, for us in good faith, to plant,
So
blessings from Heav’n to earth we can transplant.
Should
we expect Him to honor His Word to us,
When
we’ve made our word to others...
somewhat
callous??
Beware
of words that from your tongue are launched.
Tomorrow
you may eat their fruit...for lunch. 2
God
honors His Word to us who don’t leave It on the shelf.
Moreover,
He will always honor His Word to
Himself.
Here’s
a tip I’m learning myself.
Hope
you won’t leave it on the shelf:
‘Honor
your word to you, yourself,
Or corner
your words… to yourself!’ 3
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1 …All flesh is grass,
and all its loveliness is like the flower of the field. (Isaiah 40:6)
All
flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. (1 Peter 1:24)
2 --Death and life are
in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit. (Proverbs 18:21) Love your
tongue.
--Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep
close watch over the door that is my lips. (Psalm
141:3)
--What kind of seeds (alive or dead) you are planting via the words launched through the
‘doors of your mouth’?
3 Please see: Honoring Your Word
