Don’t Be An A$$!

The Bible clearly instructs us to follow God and reject the luring wrongs this world has to offer! David wrote about it.

Psalm 32:

Therefore, let all the godly pray to you while there is still time,
    that they may not drown in the floodwaters of judgment.
For you are my hiding place;
    you protect me from trouble.
    You surround me with songs of victory. Interlude

The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.
    I will advise you and watch over you.
Do not be like a senseless horse or mule
    that needs a bit and bridle to keep it under control.”

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You Have Said It

I believe the words I speak as a Christian are impactful. I try everyday to say positive words of blessings for those in my life. I pray God’s Word every morning for my loved ones.

I read, towards the end of the Gospel of Matthew, that Jesus was put on trial and the high priest of the Jewish temple would determine the verdict of guilt or innocence of a crime. He asked Jesus if He was the Messiah to the Jews, the Son of God. Jesus replied “You have said it.” These Words stand out to me. Why did Jesus say that to this man of importance in the Jewish community? I do not exactly know. The man was definitely in a powerful position. The Jews trusted him. But he was not of God because he accused Jesus of blasphemy against God. But Jesus gave the priest’s words power, I suppose, when He said…You have said it. Jesus loved the high priest like all other people and even though the priest didn’t believe it in his heart, the mere saying of You are the Messiah, the Son of God was truth. But a few verses later, the priest clearly rejects Jesus and accused Him of blasphemy. Was Jesus encouraging the high priest toward the purest truth that Jesus is God’s Son, hoping, in front of the crowd, that he would accept such truth?

Matthew 26:

62 Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus, “Well, aren’t you going to answer these charges? What do you have to say for yourself?” 63 But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to him, “I demand in the name of the living God—tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.”

64 Jesus replied, “You have said it. And in the future you will see the Son of Man seated in the place of power at God’s right hand[a] and coming on the clouds of heaven.”[b]

65 Then the high priest tore his clothing to show his horror and said, “Blasphemy! Why do we need other witnesses? You have all heard his blasphemy. 66 What is your verdict?”

“Guilty!” they shouted. “He deserves to die!”

67 Then they began to spit in Jesus’ face and beat him with their fists. And some slapped him, 68 jeering, “Prophesy to us, you Messiah! Who hit you that time?”

 

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Realize Wrongness

David realized he had wrongs in his life in Psalm 32. They were sins and he admitted them to God and to himself.

Everyday when we admit and not harbor wrongs in our hearts we become better, stronger and our souls are healed. The important attribute of humbleness toward God then rules our life and we yield to the great plans He had prepared for us…even before the earth existed!

Psalm 32:

1 Oh, what joy for those
    whose disobedience is forgiven,
    whose sin is put out of sight!
Yes, what joy for those
    whose record the Lord has cleared of guilt,[b]
    whose lives are lived in complete honesty!
When I refused to confess my sin,
    my body wasted away,
    and I groaned all day long.
Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me.
    My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat. Interlude

Finally, I confessed all my sins to you
    and stopped trying to hide my guilt.
I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.”
    And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. Interlude

Therefore, let all the godly pray to you while there is still time,
    that they may not drown in the floodwaters of judgment.
For you are my hiding place;
    you protect me from trouble.
    You surround me with songs of victory. Interlude

The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.
    I will advise you and watch over you.
Do not be like a senseless horse or mule
    that needs a bit and bridle to keep it under control.”

10 Many sorrows come to the wicked,
    but unfailing love surrounds those who trust the Lord.
11 So rejoice in the Lord and be glad, all you who obey him!
    Shout for joy, all you whose hearts are pure!

 

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