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Thursday, December
6, 2007
Speak Of the Devil
Matthew 12:33-35
Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree
corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit. (34) O
generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of
the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. (35) A good man out of the
good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out
of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. (KJV)
In this day and
age when one looks around, they can easily see what the motive of man is,
and how much emphasis has been placed on material things. Mankind puts
bottom lines, corporate values, and monetary figures above their love for
each other, and in the end as it is written, the love of many has waxed
cold. Sad to say, this mindset has entered into many organizations that
claim to be representing God, thus corrupting themselves as well as those
that attend and support their folly.
Matthew 6:24 No
man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the
other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot
serve God and mammon. (KJV)
Try as many do,
you can only serve one master at a time. Though many claim to be a servant
of God, in order to truly stay one, you have to sell out totally to God and
not to the things of this life. The root of all evil is the love of money,
and where their treasure is, there will be the heart also, as well as their
messages which are based more on monetary value rather than spiritual. And
rather than tell people what they really need to hear and teach what really
needs to be taught, most have sold out and would rather teach and preach
things that keep the seats filled, not to mention their own wallets, rather
than the heart.
1 Timothy 6:3-5 If
any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words
of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to
godliness; (4) He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and
strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
(5) Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the
truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself. (KJV)
That’s all I hear
lately are these money pitches and promises of prosperity and wealth. You
know Church, you have been blessed with all spiritual blessings; a treasure
chest of wisdom and knowledge from above so that you can walk in this
confidence and not some false confidence based on money. Just because they
have sold out, doesn’t mean you have to. So when they pitch this stuff at
you about gain, which means money, getting acquisition, instead of looking
for your wallets, that’s when you should start looking for the exit. Wake
up people, out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks; and it
doesn’t take long if one is listening, to tell where someone is coming
from, and what the true motive of their heart is. You have been grafted
into the tree of life which is able to give you an eternal inheritance. So
don’t be misled and allow your relationship to be broken off and wither
away because you chose to follow some empty doctrine which promises much
and delivers nothing but heartache and misery.
Proverbs 23:4-6
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. (5) Wilt thou set thine
eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings;
they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. (6) Eat thou not the bread of him
that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: (KJV)
Ever try and catch
a bird? When I was younger I would try and sneak up on birds in the yard
and see if I could catch one. Though at times it would seem I got close,
they always made their escape and eluded me. The same holds true with these
birdbrain doctrines of man; they claim to be sharing the bread of life, but
the only bread they truly desire is what they can get the congregation to
cough up and how much they can get out of them. I have heard it said a fool
and his money are soon parted; and obviously many corrupt individuals have
figured this out and brought it into the religious realm; having found out
that, rather than take the time to hear the Lord for themselves and
establish a foundation for salvation, many would take the word of some cheap
huckster and let him dictate to them how to live and at what cost, which by
the way keeps going up.
1 Peter 1:22-23
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit
unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a
pure heart fervently: (23) Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but
of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
(KJV)
It’s the truth of
God’s word that brought you into His kingdom, and it is only His incorruptible
word that will keep you in it. The riches of this life are short lived, but
the riches and glory that is available to those that put their trust in the
Lord will abide forever. See that you walk in love as our Lord is love; and
those that are truly His will be preaching and teaching an uncompromised
message of love based on your spiritual outcome and not their own financial
one.
Matthew 12:34 O
generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of
the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. (KJV)
Do you know what a
viper is? It refers to a poisonous snake, which usually is unseen, but
sneaks up on its prey quietly before it strikes. Many unsuspecting
oftentimes newborn Christians find themselves in a snake pit as well, and
don’t realize the poisonous doctrines that are striking them in the heart,
which can paralyze and lead to death. Unless one takes the time in the word
of God and makes it their priority in life, they too may end up getting bit
with the venom of the enemy, and never see it coming because they became
lazy and dull of hearing.
Ephesians 4:29-30
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is
good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
(30) And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the
day of redemption. (KJV)
Those that know
the Lord and love Him with all their heart are those that do not wish to do
anything displeasing to our Father or His people. Our motives and our words
should be only to build up others and bring them closer to the Lord, not
mislead them with empty self serving doctrines. If you continue to grieve
the Holy Spirit and not do those things that are pleasing to God, don’t
expect to be too pleased with your outcome either when you go to seek His
reward come the day of reckoning. You have a choice this day, right now,
and what comes out of the mouth will expose what your true motivation
is. Will you speak of the Lord and
lift Him up, or will you lower yourself and your standards and speak of the
devil?
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