RIGHT WITH GOD

PRAYER JOURNAL 2/22/19

1 Peter 1:15 But as He who called you is Holy, you also be Holy in all your conduct.

There was a time when people were honest and did the right thing because they had a moral compass and wanted to be pleasing to God. It seems that today, the moral compass has been replaced by "as long as I don't get caught", "I deserve this," or "as long as no one gets hurt," I will steal my neighbor's gas, change the price tags at Wal-Mart or simply slip it in my purse.   "Morality?" The concept has become a foreign language.

2 Timothy 4:12 Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers, in WORD, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

And speaking of LANGUAGE…As a Society our language has become coarser and more base.  As a child, I remember when men wouldn’t use certain words in front of women and children, now the women and children say them to and right along with the men.

It would seem that the lower standards of Society eventually bleed over into the Church.  Follower of Jesus, WORDS MATTER! 

THE “SLANG” OF THE WORLD DOES NOT BELONG IN THE CONVERSATION OF THE BRIDE. 

When we are filled with His Spirit, we speak with a new tongue; a Heavenly Language.  Mixing God’s Language with the Profane Language of the World results in chaos and confusion and no one will understand it. 

DISCIPLINE YOUR TONGUE…Let your words be pure and holy; encouraging and uplifting.  And that includes the “substitute” words that you have allowed to slip in.  You know the words I am talking about that have become a familiar part of vocabulary for some Believers.  If you aren’t sure what they mean, next time one slips out, look it up in the “Urban Dictionary.” 

I MAY NOT BE "COOL" WITH THE WORLD BUT I DESIRE TO BE "RIGHT" WITH GOD.

That also goes for symbols.  Do you really think that substituting symbols for profanity purifies the word. Or that the God who sees and knows the very intent of your heart cannot read symbols?  As Paul told Timothy, WE ARE TO BE EXAMPLES of the miraculous transformation that Jesus Christ brings.

God hasn't changed; He is still holy, He still sees our heart, and observes our choices.  Allow Him to complete the work He has begun and transform us into His image that we may shine His light in an increasingly dark world.