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(Caps, punctuation ~ is used for Divine emphasis throughout)
John 8: 31, 32
" Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on Him,
If ye continue in My Word,
then are ye My disciples indeed;
And ye shall know The Truth,
and The Truth shall make you Free. "
Isaiah 63: 8, 9
" For He said, Surely they are My people,
children that will not lie:
so He was their Saviour.
In all their affliction He was afflicted,
and the Angel of His Presence saved them:
in His Love and in His pity He Redeemed them;
and He bare them, and carried them all the days of old. "
Jude 1: 14 ~ 19
" ...... Behold, The Lord cometh with ten thousands of His saints,
To Execute Judgment upon all,
and to convince all that are ungodly among them
of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed,
and of all their hard speeches
which Ungodly sinners have Spoken Against Him.
These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts;
and their mouth speaketh great swelling words,
having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.
But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before
of the Apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
How that they told you there should be mockers in The Last Time,
who should walk after their own Ungodly lusts.
These be they who separate themselves,
Sensual, (devilish) having not The Spirit. "
Proverbs 13: 5
" A Righteous man hateth lying:
but a wicked man is loathsome,
and cometh to shame. "
Proverbs 12: 17 ~ 19
" He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness:
but a false witness deceit.
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword:
but the Tongue of the Wise is Health.
The lip of truth shall be established forever:
but a lying tongue is but for a moment. "
Proverbs 6: 12 ~ 19
" A naughty person, a wicked man,
walketh with a froward mouth.
He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet,
he teacheth with his fingers;
Frowardness is in his heart,
he deviseth mischief continually;
he soweth discord.
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly;
suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
These six things doth The Lord hate:
yea, seven are an Abomination unto Him:
A proud look, a lying tongue,
and hands that shed innocent blood,
An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations,
feet that be swift in running to mischief,
A false witness that speaketh lies,
and he that soweth discord among brethren. "
Proverbs 18: 21
" Death and life are in the power of the tongue:
and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. "
Revelation 21: 8
" But the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable,
and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters,
and all liars,
shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone:
which is the second death. "
Speak the truth forth into every situation of your life dear hearts.
Truth is backed up by God Himself Manifesting what Is true from false.
Truth is Light as is God's Love, piercing through the sins of darkness.
Truth pulls the cloak off of the devil's sneaky and destructive tactics.
Whether anyone believes you or not,
God will bless and care for you as you speak only truth.
You know, I remember the way it 'used to be'.
When a person's word was their bond.
When the 'majority' of people were sincere,
honest and true people of Integrity!
(How I thank God for those that are still this kind of a person)
Back then, you knew that whatever they spoke to you was the truth.
If they didn't know something,
they were humble hearted and sincere enough to say ' I don't know. '
Truth speaking was so normal that you never had to question what was said.
You just knew it was truth.
Precious mutual trust and respect we all shared together.
How very blessed we are in relationships we still have like this.
How pure and uplifting to all concerned.
God Himself only speaks.......truth!
Christ's 'followers' speak .... truth.
In Revelation 21 we see that all Liars will go to Hell!
Lying is 'that serious to God'.
(and no...all people do not lie...these days)
My Mother said,
"Always tell the truth no matter what!
God is Watching and Listening to you.
If you do wrong, He will punish you for it.
No one is getting away with anything!
God punishes those who do wrong in His Sight."
Truth-speaking people are wonderful people to hang out with.
We can Trust them to our face And behind our back.
In those days and even in regular and large gatherings,
you hardly heard anyone (if ever) cuss,
and I Never heard anyone Mock God,
so we .. didn't adopt that devilish trait either. Examples.
I certainly never heard His Holy Name taken in Vain;
Only spoken in Reverence ..
(like you can still see in many of the 1930 and 1940 movies)
.. Honoring Him and the Holy Bible.
Belief!
Daily, it was a natural thing for us all to talk to and about God
with love, reverence and devotion.
Looking back remembering,
it was as easy and natural as inhale and exhale.
You just never heard people talking flippant,
Unbelieving and Sacrilegious Against God or His laws.
No indeed. Quite the opposite in fact.
Had they even dared to, they'd have been Rebuked sharply.
That hour on Sunday morning in church
didn't end when we left the building.
Sincere before God Himself,
we each took it to our heart and took it with us,
governing our being throughout the next 6 days.
We chose the company we kept carefully,
and shared the good lifestyle of Godliness
with one another in our Speech and Conduct.
And, many of us did not even know what The Bible had to say
of right and wrong, nor did our parents.
Nonetheless, from a very small child up,
we were made to be Responsible for our Conduct.
It wasn't until I was near 40 yrs. of age,
that I saw anyone throw a real fit of anger
to gain their own selfishly cruel way.
Such people not realizing (as mom would say) they are acting like a Fool,
need to take their Self by the scruff of the neck and Straighten Up!
In our world today, it is viewed as 'normal' ..
...and promoted as such in movies, school, sports, t.v.shows, etc.
Nonetheless, God's Holy Word calls this sin. It is all about 'selfishness'.
God's Word calls us out of such self-coddling for our own will.
God's Word calls us into Self-Control,
by assuming responsibility for Our own conduct.
Repent and change!
Belief in God causes us to study our Bible.
Thus, God is more real to us.
Our Faith in Him grows Inside of us as we read It;
we Experience the Reality of a sweet Fellowship With Jesus.
We also see how temporary this life on earth is.
There ~ we gain Divine Perspective and a True Value System.
Thus, we act upon what we Believe.
We actually start 'feeling for God's feelings' more than our own.
And like anyone you love, you just care and want to please Him.
The Bible is Divine Wisdom and Knowledge.
IT gives us True Discernment between good and evil in things.
It is our Sound Divine and Eternal.......Counsellor!
It is the yardstick God is going to measure and pass Judgment on us by.
(See the Book of Proverbs for what God calls Wise and A Fool;
Alongside the 'fruits of ' the Wicked Compared to the Righteous)
John 12: 48 ~ 50 Jesus said:
" He that Rejecteth Me, and Receiveth Not My Words,
hath One that Judgeth him:
The Word that I have Spoken,
the Same Shall Judge him in The Last Day.
For I have not spoken of Myself;
but The Father which sent Me,
He gave Me a Commandment,
what I should say, and what I should speak.
And I know that His Commandment is Life Everlasting:
whatsoever I speak therefore,
even as The Father said unto Me, so I Speak. "
'Tis a Sad truth that in our world today so many people Lie.
Living as a 'god' unto one's 'self', wipes out absolutes and honorability to live up to.
It also leaves the Unbeliever with a False sense of wisdom and Conscience;
Thus, Duped by the very Devil whose evil works Christ Delivered us from on The Cross.
It's 'easy' to be 'selfish and proud' when you are Rebellious and Defiant against God.
It takes No 'strength of character' to 'do your own' thing!
Such people you cannot trust.
And, a person that Lies you Cannot Trust 'anything' they would say!
(The Bible teaches this all the way through)
John 5: 38 ~ 44, Jesus said:
" And ye have not His Word abiding in you:
for whom He hath Sent, Him ye believe not.
Search The Scriptures;
for in them ye Think ye Have Eternal Life:
and they are They which Testify of Me.
And ye will not come to Me, that ye might have Life.
I receive not Honour from men.
But I know you, that ye have not the Love of God in you.
I am Come In My Father's Name,
and ye receive Me not:
if another shall come in his own name,
him ye will receive.
How can ye Believe,
which receive honour one of another,
and Seek Not the Honour that Cometh From God only?"
2 Timothy 3: 12 ~ 17
" Yes, and all that will live Godly in Christ Jesus Shall suffer Persecution.
But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse,
deceiving, and being deceived.
But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned
and hast been assured of,
knowing of Whom (God Himself) thou hast learned them;
And that from a child thou hast known The Holy Scriptures,
which are able to make thee Wise unto Salvation
through Faith which is In Christ Jesus.
All Scripture is given by Inspiration of God,
and Is Profitable for doctrine,
for reproof, for correction, for Instruction in Righteousness:
That the man (woman) of God may be perfect,
completely furnished unto all Good works. "
In closing, if you are a person who Lies (for whatever the reasons are)
I call you to True Repentance before God ~ Forsaking of such Sin.
I call you To Jesus Christ,
Who is your Savior today ~
Who could be your Judge tomorrow!
I call you to True Heartfelt 'sorry' for any and all sins you bow down to.
Christ's Pure Blood sets you Free Into Holy living.
I pray you care what God Sees and Knows about You...
How He Feels about that.
Thank you for coming by today, and for reading slowly through
this message Father has given.
His Word does not return unto Him Void.
It Does indeed Produce a Harvest ... according to His Seed Sown.
Shalom ~ And do come again soon for another visit.
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