" Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another. 26 “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, 27 nor give place to the devil. 28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need. 29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. 32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you."
It is time for our world to understand, that the only way the gift of God can move and work, is if we do all that it requires. I believed in my heart when I was doing my last incarceration, that I was doing all that God asked. Then I made a pack with Him, telling Him the first money I received after my release, 10% He would receive from then forward and the doors continue to open. I put my sole focus on God and refused to let anyone ever again distract it, including family. God's word is the same yesterday, today, and forever. If we intend on living life and life more abundantly, we must adhere to God commands today. There is no watering down God's word to fit our beliefs and circumstances, it is what it is. God says, let patients have its perfect work. His mission is to turn us into holy vessels, that He can rest His Spirit in. (2Corinthians 4:1-2) "Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart. 2 But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God." The truth can only set us free, if we are first seeking God's truth and waiting patiently for it. We must let the word of God bring life to our being, then step out on faith to conquer it. As we work the word daily, it will manifest its truth and then we must share it with others to receive the blessings. The Lord says, if we confess Him before men, He will confess us before Father God. Verse 25 says, "Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each one of us speak truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another." We must live in truth, God's truth, and share it with one another to be blessed. He says, His word be true and every man a liar, so we better know what we are confessing before the heavens. We can't lie, cheat, steal, deceive, fornicate, etc. We are to speak truth, that it may edify God, and impart grace to the hearers. Verses 31-32 gives commands that we must exchange with one another also, I don't see this happening in our world. If the blessings of God are going to fall on us, we must put our feelings and emotions in our back pockets, pick up our crosses and follow Jesus examples. Live the truth.
(Psalms 25:10) "All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth, To such as keep His covenant and His testimonies."
(Joshua 24:14) "Now therefore, fear the Lord, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve the Lord!"
Blessings to all who live life in God's truth,
Vincent Young, Christian Analyst.
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