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July 9, 2013
July 9, 2013
"Recognized by Fruit"
Scripture Reading:
Matthew
12:33-37 (HCSBO) "Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree
bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. Brood of vipers!
How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the
overflow of the heart. A good man produces good things from his storeroom of
good, and an evil man produces evil things from his storeroom of
evil. I tell you that on the day of judgment people will have to account
for every careless word they speak. For by your words you will be
acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned."
Devotion And Meditation:
How truer
could these words of Christ convict all of us !! We all know people who
are and act evil, and we even know confessed "fair-weather" Christians
who when you see them at church, they are prim and proper, without a hint of
unholiness, but after back into the home or work environment, their words and
actions do not represent our Lord and Savior. We
are the sum of what we encountered in life and our reactions to
life. Being conditioned by life's experiences, we are pruned to
react to life impulsively and instinctively rather than to respond on the basis
of considered judgment. Man's words and manner of speech reveal his inner
life, where his focus is, and who and what determines his peace and
joy. I challenge each of you
to examine yourselves daily, check the overflow valve of your heart and see if
your fruit is good or bad. If you find you are concerned about the fruit
that is bearing in your life, begin to let God begin to make some changes.
Just as a we prune trees to make them stronger and healthier, we must do some
"pruning" for ourselves to be a stronger and healthier person.
Win or lose, I want to make sure that I make God's name great
Galatians 2:20
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