Steward Popular Post George Posted June 12, 2018 Group: Steward Followers: 110 Topic Count: 10,465 Topics Per Day: 1.26 Content Count: 27,774 Content Per Day: 3.33 Reputation: 15,465 Days Won: 129 Joined: 06/30/2001 Status: Online Birthday: 09/21/1971 Steward Popular Post Share Posted June 12, 2018 Shalom all, Just a little tidbit I wrote today -- as I wrote it primarily for Forum posters in mind, however it applies to everyone. Your brother in the Lord with much agape love, George Leave Your Sledgehammers Home! June 12, 2018 1 Cor 3:16-17 Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are. Ephesians 2:21-22 in whom the whole building, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit. What an amazing thought that a holy and infinite God dwells within our bodies when we come to faith! This awesome God so desires to inhabit our very beings ... wow! Now imagine how that God is constructing this magnificent temple of living stones, believers around the world, and fitting us together into a masterpiece; stones of every color, every size, and differing weight, and fitting them TIGHTLY and perfectly together for His glory! Imagine walking into a glorious Temple, a visual masterpiece exemplifying His temple of Living stones…and gazing at the splendor of gold, silver and precious gems … imagine the awe of the beauty you're taking in! Now brace yourself and imagine a person entering this glorious place, taking a sledgehammer and smashing the walls ... hitting every stone ... doing all he can to desecrate and destroy all this wonder and beauty … you'd say it's the height of insanity, a massive blasphemy against the magnificent work of the Creator! But how often do we ourselves as His body pick up our hammers, big and small, and do this destructive work? There is a proverb of Solomon – “Life and death are in the power of the tongue”. Our tongues can become "hammers" of destruction and death to His precious children, His Holy Bride. in the Temple of God, His Body. Words can build up … and sadly, can also destroy! Use words, not as hammers of destruction, but as skillful building tools inspired by the Holy Spirit to build one another up … polishing each and every precious stone in God's Temple. Our Lord is a builder, the Living Word who says, "Let there be! And it IS! …so let us also be aware before we open our mouths to speak, as we will be judged for every idle word! We have the words of life to speak into anyone's life today. And "A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver." [Proverbs 25:11] 5 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not me Posted June 12, 2018 Group: Royal Member Followers: 14 Topic Count: 513 Topics Per Day: 0.23 Content Count: 3,192 Content Per Day: 1.44 Reputation: 3,355 Days Won: 1 Joined: 04/06/2018 Status: Online Share Posted June 12, 2018 (edited) @George A excellent message. Thanks for the words of wisdom and encouragement. much love in Christ, Not me Edited June 12, 2018 by Not me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steward George Posted June 12, 2018 Group: Steward Followers: 110 Topic Count: 10,465 Topics Per Day: 1.26 Content Count: 27,774 Content Per Day: 3.33 Reputation: 15,465 Days Won: 129 Joined: 06/30/2001 Status: Online Birthday: 09/21/1971 Author Steward Share Posted June 12, 2018 11 hours ago, Not me said: @George A excellent message. Thanks for the words of wisdom and encouragement. much love in Christ, Not me Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enoob57 Posted June 13, 2018 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 35 Topic Count: 100 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 41,189 Content Per Day: 7.98 Reputation: 21,469 Days Won: 76 Joined: 03/13/2010 Status: Offline Birthday: 07/27/1957 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Oh!!!!!!!!!!! I so loved my little 1 oz rubber mallet 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Mclees Posted June 16, 2018 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 158 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 1,915 Content Per Day: 0.80 Reputation: 910 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/15/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted June 16, 2018 How does God see His beauty and grandeur. He see's it as we see it in His creation. God sees each creature as His temple and all who gave a mind. How does he see a child tattered and torn starving dirty and scared. When I see this I cringe and say how long Oh Lord before you come for them to hold them in your arms. His Temple in our heart should be diamonds and rubies It is said that the earth is but his footstool. What building could we make for Him? His Temple is as the grandeur of His universe into infinity, yet he knows each of us by name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sower Posted June 16, 2018 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 14 Topic Count: 32 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 5,251 Content Per Day: 0.97 Reputation: 5,858 Days Won: 1 Joined: 07/09/2009 Status: Offline Share Posted June 16, 2018 On 6/12/2018 at 6:01 AM, George said: There is a proverb of Solomon – “Life and death are in the power of the tongue”. Our tongues can become "hammers" of destruction and death to His precious children, His Holy Bride. in the Temple of God, His Body. Words can build up … and sadly, can also destroy! Jas_3:5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! Jas_3:6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. Pro_18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. Psa_52:2 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. Psa_34:13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. **************************************************************************************************** Pro_21:23 Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles. Pro_12:18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health. Psa_35:28 And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long. 1Pe_3:10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steward George Posted June 16, 2018 Group: Steward Followers: 110 Topic Count: 10,465 Topics Per Day: 1.26 Content Count: 27,774 Content Per Day: 3.33 Reputation: 15,465 Days Won: 129 Joined: 06/30/2001 Status: Online Birthday: 09/21/1971 Author Steward Share Posted June 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, Gary Lee said: Jas_3:5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! Jas_3:6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. Pro_18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. Psa_52:2 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. Psa_34:13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. **************************************************************************************************** Pro_21:23 Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles. Pro_12:18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health. Psa_35:28 And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long. 1Pe_3:10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: Amen! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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