A Fool's Quick Words
abusive speech from your mouth. (9) Do not lie to one another, since you laid aside the old self with its evil practices, (10) and have put on the new self who is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him-- (11) a renewal in which there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave and freeman, but Christ is all, and in all. (12) So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; (13) bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. (14) Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. (15) Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful. (16) Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. (17) Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.Colossians 3:1-17 Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. (2) Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. (3) For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. (4) When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory. (5) Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry. (6) For it is because of these things that the wrath of God will come upon the sons of disobedience, (7) and in them you also once walked, when you were living in them. (8) But now you also, put them all aside: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and
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| Posted: 11 Mar 2010 02:29 PM PST "He who answers before listening -- that is his folly and his shame." (Proverbs 18:13) Welcome back to Fool Week on the PW. You were wise to come. Here's another fool we can all relate to. This one has no obstacles in his head between his mind and his mouth. If he thinks it, it just comes roaring out. Apparently, those obstacles have been moved over between his ears and his brain, because whatever you're saying to him isn't getting through. This person -- and we've likely all been him once or twice or more -- is entertaining to watch sometimes, but humiliating to be. His biggest problem is that in the heat of the moment, he loses his fear of revealing his ignorance. He's convinced what he has to say is vastly more important than whatever it was you just told him. Jesus said, "Out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks." And the heart of the foolish is full of only themselves. Think: Do you ever catch your mouth getting ahead of your ears? What could you do to make sure your ears win that race more often? Pray: Ask God to help you to have the wisdom to listen before answering. Do: Think about memorizing this wisdom verse: "Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry." (James 1:19) |
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Mary E.Hickcox
www.CalvaryBaptistSM.org
http://mary-neotes.blogspot.com/
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