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Please don't pass the butter

On Sunday evenings, the men of our church are teaching through the Psalms. Last night my pastor taught through Psalm 12.

As he was imparting eridition expositionally on this passage, the Lord granted him practical and applicable wisdom to share with us that caused me to think about the upcoming presidential circus... I mean campaign. Funny, because my pastor briefly mentioned that as well.
Driving home with my children afterwards, my oldest son asked, "Mom, who are you thinking you will vote for?"
"I vote for the Lord coming again soon so I do not have to witness the possibility of Hilary Clinton becoming president."
(There... that should clear it up.)
I am not typically one to push politics. Politics actually makes my skin crawl for even the best of politicians have partaken in what I am about to share about Psalm 12 from my pastor. I AM one to encourage LOTS of prayer and of course, DO vote. As a matter of fact, I encourage that we all pray for a life that is one big prayer to our heavenly Father for His glory. A prayer life that constantly asks for wisdom, of which God gives without reproach... generously. What I do know for certain is that if someone like Hilary Clinton *shudder* ends up as president, my God ordained it to be so. He allowed it and He has a purpose in it. He really is fully sovereign, yet we are not automatons.
My pastor began teaching this passage with a firm and necessary warning that we are all in constant spiritual danger. Asking questions like, "Where do I go in times of trouble? Who do I want to help me in such times, God or man? Who do I actually turn to for help? God or man? What am I partaking in that may be robbing God of His glory? What do I laugh at? (Because what a person laughs at, reveals much about his or her character.)"
Then he began to talk about WORDS and the war that we have to keep our words from becoming ungodly. In this passage, he spoke about the words of the godly (v1), the words of the ungodly (v2-4), the words of the Lord (v5-7), and conclusive words of wisdom (v8). The purpose of reflecting on all of this is not only for a Christian to be able to wisely discern or help identify ungodly words, but to also encourage self-examination of our own words to make sure we ourselves are not even condoning such things either by sitting back and doing nothing (which gives the appearance of approval) or partaking in such things as though it were no big deal.
Okay... so why did I think about politics? It had to do with identifying the words of the ungodly.

A. They speak falsehood. They are empty, vain words. Meaningless fillers.
B. They have flattering lips. Smooth words that tickle-my-ears to tell me what I want to hear... not what I NEED to hear. Words that butter-up (please do not pass the butter) to secure their own purpose. Manipulative compliments.
C. Double-hearted words with their own agenda (Deut 25:13; Jms 1:5-7)
D. Self-Boasting words (Eph 4:29; II Cor 5:3-7)

He then contrasted such words with the words of the Lord:

A. Pure words that are undiluted and unpolluted. (I Pe 2:2; Jms 3:17)
B. Perfectly true words (Heb 6:18)
C. Lasting words (I Peter 1:24-25)

So... what do our words look like? ...and where's that duct tape?

Posted by Lisa on January 29, 2007

Comments

Lisa -

This is a good word and very edifying. Thanks for posting this!

Blessings!

~Heather

Posted by: Heather | January 30, 2007 06:02 AM

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