WHAT COMES FROM YOUR LIPS REVEAL WHAT IS IN YOUR HEART

Today if you are in any way professing that Jesus is your Lord and Saviour please be aware that what you speak , your countenance , your decisions all reveal who you really are ( despite a verbal confession).
God takes our decisions , and public declarations seriously , so should we !The new testament declares in 1 Peter 2 :9 ''BUT YOU ARE A CHOSEN PEOPLE , A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD , A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE BELONGING TO GOD, THAT YOU MAY DECLARE THE PRAISES OF HIM WHO CALLED YOU OUT OF DARKNESS INTO HIS WONDERFUL LIGHT."
So by Biblical definition if you are a Christian you are a member of the" royal priesthood ", what a privilege and what a responsibility.
So how goes the declaring ? How goes the inner motives and choices ?How goes the living the love of Jesus out, on a day by day basis?
I bring before you today some sobering , challenging verses from Malachi 2:1-2,7, read on and listen to the voice of God :'' AND NOW THIS ADMONITION IS FOR YOU O PRIESTS. v2 '' IF YOU DO NOT LISTEN, & IF YOU DO NOT SET YOUR HEART TO HONOUR MY NAME , SAYS THE LORD ALMIGHTY , I WILL SEND A CURSE UPON YOU, & I WILL CURSE YOUR BLESSINGS . YES , I HAVE ALREADY CURSED THEM , BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT SET YOUR HEART TO HONOUR ME .
v7 ''FOR THE LIPS OF A PRIEST OUGHT TO PRESERVE KNOWLEDGE, & FROM HIS MOUTH MEN SHOULD SEEK INSTRUCTION BECAUSE HE IS THE MESSENGER OF THE LORD ALMIGHTY."
Today dear readers what do our lips reveal about our hearts ? Be very careful what you say the Lord Almighty is ALWAYS listening , comforting and disturbing all in one package .
Again be very mindful of words from Matthew 10:26 ''SO DO NOT BE AFRAID, THERE IS NOTHING CONCEALED THAT WILL NOT BE DISCLOSED , OR HIDDEN THAT WILL NOT BE MADE KNOWN. v27 WHAT I TELL YOU IN THE DARK , SPEAK IN THE DAYLIGHT ; WHAT IS WHISPERED IN YOUR EAR , PROCLAIM FROM THE ROOFTOPS.''
When we choose to live for Jesus , we choose to not live for ourselves and that includes the motivations of our heart .
I continue to be amazed at the sheer carnality (at times) of people who sing ''JESUS IS LORD ", Jesus help me to not be a Christian of duplicity and false confession.

Praying for readers of this blog today .

MARNEY