SCRIPTURE: Luke (NIV) 6:44 Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briers. 45 The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.
OBSERVATION: The mouth often becomes a window allowing others to see what is in the heart. A person may try to carefully choose their words, but in an unguarded moment the contents of the heart spills out through the mouth.
We need to seriously consider what we read in God’s word. In meditating on it, we are tucking away God’s word into the corners and empty places of our heart. The Holy Spirit can bring it to my memory when we need it.
APPLICATION: Tasting what comes out of a squeezed container lets us know what is inside. Honey taste sweet. Lemon juice tastes sour.
Praise and thanksgiving come from a sweet God-centered spirit; complaining and fault-finding come from a self-centered spirit.
When my heart is suddenly squeezed may my words reveal HIM living inside!
PRAYER: Lord, I want my heart to be filled with your Word and with your praise. Then my words will be the same. Amen
Pastor Leon
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