In Matthew chapter 12, Jesus spoke:
33 “You must determine if a tree is good or rotten. You can recognize good trees by their delicious fruit. But if you find rotten fruit, you can be certain that the tree is rotten. The fruit defines the tree. 34 But you who are known as the Pharisees are rotten to the core! You’ve been poisoned by the nature of a venomous snake. How can your words be good and trustworthy if you are rotten within? For what has been stored up in your hearts will be heard in the overflow of your words!
35 “When virtue is stored within, the hearts of good and upright people will produce good fruit. But when evil is hidden within, those who are evil will produce evil fruit. 36 You can be sure of this: when the day of judgment comes, everyone will be held accountable for every careless word he has spoken. 37 Your very words will be used as evidence against you, and your words will declare you either innocent or guilty.”
There is so much false rhetoric being thrown around… the lies abound. People simply don’t realize that there are consequences to their words. Can you imagine FATHER joking around or misleading us given the power of HIS Words? Once you realize the potential of your words, you begin to watch over them in a much greater way.
Your trustworthiness is measured by your words. If we are to mature as Sons of GOD, we must produce good fruit at all times and not allow ourselves to be swept into the abundance of lies being spewed out by those who are of the adversary.
Can you imagine being described as “rotten to the core” by the Son of GOD Who only speaks what He hears from FATHER? How about a venomous snake? Religion attacked revelation in an attempt to maintain power and control yet it totally backfired when the Pharisees sent Jesus to the cross.
When Jesus spoke of judgment for your careless words, He meant it! We must focus on words of life and restoration thus we must become disciplined in our communication and watch over our words in a consistent fashion. In order to do this, we should immerse ourselves in prayer and meditation on The Word.
When The Word becomes more alive than the temporal world around you, you will achieve total peace in these tumultuous times. You will not walk in fear but instead you will walk in perfect Love. We must not allow ourselves to be disqualified by allowing those around us to prick our emotions and move us into a debate over current worldly issues. Opinions don’t matter, on the Truth matters.
The adversary wants to retain control over this world. He can’t do it himself so he will use those who are willing to sell themselves to him though they have no clue of the ramifications of such a decision. They have given themselves over to worldly desires. The Beloved Disciple wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1 John chapter 2:
15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Love of THE FATHER is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. 17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of GOD abides forever.
Each day is full of decisions large and small. As we become more like Our Elder Brother, Our words will originate from The Holy Spirit and our walk will reflect FATHER’S Divine Intent without variation.
Repent daily of any unrighteousness and ask FATHER to help you in all you say and do. FATHER is pleased with those Sons and Daughters who seek to do HIS perfect Will and who properly represent HIM to the world.