" WORD(S) "

Praise The Lord, I am so very grateful to be here with you this morning. I've had my personal time with the Lord at 4 am, as well as Praying for those on my Personal Daily Prayer List. I get excited thinking and Praying for others as my day is spent sharing with folks. When our speech is motivated by: Satan, it is full of: Bitter Jealousy, UN-Spiritual Thoughts and Ideas, Selfish Ambition, Earthly Concerns and Desires along with Disorder and Evil. God and His Wisdom: Love of Others, Righteousness, Mercy, Peace, Sincerity, Impartially, Submission, and consideration for others. When God gives his Word it's FOREVER, unlike Human Beings and their promises, now God's Promise is Reliable and certain to be Realized. I've come to truly recognize that God's Word keeps on Shepherding people forward within the boundaries of His Love and Providence - Through Instruction, Insight, and Inspiration. " BUT WHOEVER KEEPS HIS WORD,TRULY THE LOVE OF GOD IS PERFECTED IN HIM, BY THIS WE KNOW THAT WE ARE IN HIM " (1 John 2:5). Now, God's people demonstrate their LOVE for God not by Words but actions. This is not a matter of lip service. Those who know and Obey have God's Love Perfected or Matured in them, so they have a desire to do what God has said. Now, please bear with me another moment, it seems like almost every time one views a Movie or TV program you hear or see some kind of Obscenity. Obscenity and Coarse Joking are so common that we begin to take them for granted. Improper Language should have no place in the Christians Conversation because it does not Reflect God's Gracious Presence in us. How can we Praise God and remind others of His Goodness when we are Speaking Coarsely? LAST POINT: Putting a hand under the thigh was a sign of making a promise, much like shaking hands today. In the days of Jacob and Joseph a Promise was a Promise. A person's word carried as much force as a Written Contract today. Why is it that people today find it easy to say, " I DIDN'T MEAN THAT. " God's people, however, are to Speak the Truth and Live the Truth. Let your Words be as binding as a Written Contract. Until Next Time... Jim,