It has been said that the “tongue” is one of the most exercised muscles of our body. It has been estimated that in a typical week, the average person will speak enough words to fill a 500 page book! However, for the Christian, the use of the tongue must be a matter of careful forethought and discipline. The Bible warns that believers who do not bring restraint to their tongue and speech have been deceived — and without such control over their words, their religious acts are worthless and hypocritical. “If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless” (James 1:26). It is a deception for any of us to think that Jesus can be Lord over our life, without also becoming Lord over our tongue…
Heart Of A Child…
Have you ever thought in depth of what Jesus meant when He said to the disciples,”Anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it?” As we grow older and become more set in our ways we often fall into judgment not applying the Word of God to our thoughts and actions. Another dangerous area that we can fall into is our dependency upon what the world has to offer instead of simply being dependent upon God.
Jesus does not ask us to put aside our experiences but He does require a change of attitude. For children do not feel supremely powerful or perfectly righteous. These are adult fantasies. Coming to Jesus means to accept His goodness on our behalf with a confession of our need and with a commitment to His tender guidance that shows us the Way…
James A.Harrison
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Seek Your Purpose With God….
When we neglect to look upon our lives as farmer in a field then we often miss this purpose in life. For the world is full of many things that are here to distract us from the field that we have in order to affect the future harvest. The world likes to sell us additives to speed up the growth process but these additives have other affects that many miss due to focusing on the now instead of caring about the later.
The more we stick to the basics of fertile soil, light with daily water and learn how to have patience while trusting God to raise the crop allows a sweet taste of Heaven to be in every bite of the fruit during the harvest. Here is a question for you this morning,”What good is a farmer who looks upon the plants but holds back the work or the nutrients that are needed for the crop to reach its potential?” Blessed are those that learn to not hold back and give their all.
For a heart that is restricted is a heart that has blockage and a heart that has blockage is a heart that restricts the life that it can have…
James A. Harrison
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A Clean Heart…
In Matthew 6 Jesus teaches us about forgiveness. He says in verse 14,” For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. Due to the lack of teaching on this Word of Truth from Jesus many people have fallen into a state of spiritual prison. What they don’t realize is that the longer someone carries unforgiveness then this begins to restrict the blood flow within the heart. For the longer we restrict the Truth the harder and more restricted our hearts become.
Our Heavenly Father loves each of us as we love our children and what parent does not forgive their child but only a parent who does not know how to love their child. If there is anyone in your life that is causing you bitterness due to some wrong that was done learn to be set free by trusting God and forgiving that individual. As Jesus said on the cross,”Forgive them Father for they know not what they do.”
James A. Harrison
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Cleanse Yourself In Righteousness…
If you were to examine the the blood that is traveling within your veins what you find in your heart that keeps it flowing? Did you know that you can honestly feel what is in your blood and recognize the impurities that need to be cleansed? Think about it! How is your diet? What about your temperament? Are you struggling with bitterness or with lust? How about greed or jealousy? Or, are you suffering in simply distrust?
Here is how we can recognize what is traveling in our veins. The next time you feel your heart pumping and your blood beginning to flow analyze what it is driving your heart to make sure that the love of God always shows. As a plant that is nourished by unclean water it never matures to its full potential as the plant that is being fed by the natural springs of living water that is pure and Holy…Amen
James A. Harrison
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