Skip to main content

YOU ARE TELLING ON YOURSELF!


Living in a culture that is constantly worried about self-image and self promotion, we are all consciously or unconsciously working at making ourselves look better and even sound better. I think we all do want to be better versions of ourselves and make nominal or all out efforts to improve.

 

Many people (especially those who are trying to become famous or at least hope to score effortless income on the internet) are trying to make that image something even greater or tweak it to look or sound a little better. Often, in this effort, they are perceived in a way that is very unpopular in social media and then try to fix it. We have all heard of many being cancelled for saying what causes others to be upset. All but of few of these have come back and apologized for it with a statement such as: "The words that I used do not reflect who I am, what I believe, and what I stand for." 

 

God says, NO - THAT IS NOT TRUE. YOU ARE LYING TO SAVE FACE AND FORTUNE! The product of your lips tells exactly who you are, what you believe, and what you stand for. 

As it was told of Peter, when he denied Christ in Matthew 26:73-74 "And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee. Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew." Bewrayeth means TO CALL OUT or bring attention to something. Peter called himself out both as being a disciple of Christ and a denier of Him in one statement. He saw himself as he considered his own words and saw how much of a hypocrite he actually was.

 

We need to understand that the words we use each day, the subjects we discuss, and the attitude in which we discuss them all tell exactly who we are. If we say we are a Believer "in Christ" then our words should also be "in Christ" as would please Him. The subjects we discuss should be "in Christ" and have nothing to do with anything that would ever grieve Him. Our attitude should also be "in Christ" so we can always bring Him honor.

 

We could best sum it up by quoting Matthew 15:11: "Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man."  What you say says who you are – every time you speak, YOU ARE TELLING ON YOURSELF for good and God or for sin and the flesh.  

 

-       Pastor Mark Sage 

     pastorsage@gmail.com

Location: Maineville, OH 45039, USA

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Recognize God's Mercy, but now - LET'S DO THE WORK!

Praise God for His mercy and grace upon America this election season.  We need to recognize that we have been blessed by the Almighty.  He has given us more time to enjoy our freedoms.  While our hope rests in the Lord always – we do thank Him for allowing us to enjoy our freedoms in our country into the near future – freedom to worship, freedom to assemble peaceably, freedom of speech, and the right to bear arms.     BUT NOW…   LET"S DO THE WORK!  With these freedoms come responsibilities.  We have asked God to give us the outcome we have received – but that same merciful God has a will for our lives that involves loving Him and serving Him faithfully.  If those who proclaim to be “born again” believers in this nation do not use these liberties we have been afforded to live for God and instead continue to use them for license to selfishness, greed, and pride – then this nation is doomed for we have already tested God...
Post a Comment
Read more

Jesus Loved Martha

John 11:5 " Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus." Yes, this is an odd verse to quote from my devotions, but it reminds us of a great truth: God's love for does not change in the midst of a trial. Remember, Mary, Martha, & Lazarus were going through the great trial of their lives in this chapter. They may have been inclined to question God's love. BUT THE TRIAL ACTUALLY PROVES HIS GREAT LOVE! It shows us His love is not altered because we are facing a trial. The trial is always meant to grow our faith, strengthen are walk, to correct us or to guide us - but never is it meant to question His love for us.
Post a Comment
Read more

The Cult of What If

I had an old preacher many years who gave many pearls of wisdom, some were very helpful and some were very funny - but they all had a good application.  Once he simply defined tithing thusly: “Tithing is God’s way for God’s people to do God’s business.”  Sometimes his wisdom would end up contradicting other wise statements he would make.  For instance, he would say: “Tired men rule the world,” but then two weeks later he would say: “Never make a decision when your are tire.”  Both are wise statements, but they just don’t go well side by side.   There was another statement that he made that has stuck with me for all these years.  He would say (and very directly): “I DON’T DEAL IN WHAT IF’S.”  He would say this in response to people when they gave an excuse in the form of “What if this happens” to allow justification of some sin or why they could not commit to something. I’ve thought a lot about that statement through the years and how to apply and even ...
Post a Comment
Read more