Thoughts on Christ and His Word

"Loose Lips Sink Ships" was a slogan used by the U.S. government during World War II to encourage people and news organizations not to discuss information about ship and troop movements that could help enemy spies. The Apostle James wrote about loose lips and its correlation to spirituality. If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless. James 1:26 The Bible is saying that a person who does not have self-control over what they say is really a self-deceived, nonspiritual person. What kind of person "does not keep a tight rein on his tongue" ? Gossipers - They share private information about other people to people who are not part of the problem or of the solution. Usually this is done with a critical and condemning spirit of the person they are talking about. James says the are self- deceived . The Rude - They use their mouths to rip into other people, usually being criti...

Have you ever asked "Why in the world am I here?" Everyone at one point or another question why they exist. This is God's pre-installed program in each of us to draw us to Him. Paul told the Thessalonians that he was praying for them, that though God's power he may "fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith. 12 We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ." 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 God has a purpose for every one of us. He has a plan for our lives. With God's power we could see his purpose fulfilled in our lives. As we live out God's purpose for us we will dream of "acts prompted by...faith." We will want to do greater things for God. Paul prays that God would fulfill those things in the Thessalonian church. I'm sure Paul would want the same thing for each one of us today. The one thing we must...

In 2 Corinthians 6:1 Paul urges us "not to receive God's grace in vain." In other words "grace" should produce something in our lives. Grace is somewhat like eating. Eating is not an end in itself. We don't eat just to eat some more later. We eat to live, and we live to relate to God as our father, do good to others, and build God's kingdom. And so it is with grace. We don't get grace just to get more grace. We get grace to have the power of God to do good to others and expand the kingdom of God. Paul called himself and Timothy "fellow workers" of the saint in Corinth. That is what grace is to make us - "fellow workers" building God's kingdom.