A house divided can not stand!

Have you ever noticed how hard it is to complete a task even if it is picking out a vacation spot or what movie to watch for family time when no one can get on the same page? It is extremely difficult. Now imagine if everyone was always for themselves in every aspect of life. Wouldn't it be hard to get anything accomplished if it was every person for themselves? There is so much power in unity. There is so much power in being on one accord. "Can two people walk together without agreeing on the direction?"~Amos3:3 Great things can be accomplished when two come together and do what God has directed them to do. The word of God reminds us that if two are gathered in His name He is there in their midst! "For where two or three gather together as my followers,[a] I am there among them.”~Matthew18:20 I don't know about you but that is where I want to be.

A house divided can not and will not stand! "If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand."~Mark3:25 We have to understand that this applies to any house. This applies to our spiritual house. As believers of Christ our bodies are His temple. "Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies."~1Corinthians6:19-20 That means we can not confess with our mouths that Jesus is Lord and continue to feed our flesh with foolishness through what we watch, what we hear, and what we do. A house divided can not stand applies for our church house. We can not allow foolishness to cause us to be divided. We can not be mad at sister Jones because she always wears hats and you can't see the choir because of it. We can't be mad at brother Ross because he claps off beat. We can't get mad at the preacher because you were hoping to be at lunch by a certain time and when they preach it always take forever in your mind. A house divided can not stand applies to our natural homes. There can not be strife against the husband and wife. Or against brother and sister. There has to be unity or the house will be divided and will eventually be destroyed!

There is so much power in coming together on one accord. Coming together with one voice is powerful. Coming together with one agenda is powerful. When we come together with a common purpose and that purpose is to exalt the name of Jesus mountains will be moved and strong holds will be pulled down. When we come together and are all on one accord with a made up mind that if God said it we believe it and that settles it we will see God move like never before! When we rise up and uplift our brother and our sister with the love of Christ, God will be glorified and the house of God will be transformed into what He desires for it to be. When the body of Christ gets on one accord we will see the miracles, the signs, and the wonders that the Bible speaks so clearly of.

It is time my friend for us to be on one accord and be about our father's business! It is time to lay aside foolishness and any and everything that would cause us to be divided against one another! It is time to go forth with boldness in love and declare that you will uplift your sister and brother. Declare that you will stand in the gap for your neighbor. It is time to lay a firm foundation in Christ Jesus so that when the storms come and when the trials come your house will stand! It is time my friend to rise up to where Christ desires for us to be. It is time out for selfish gain. We can not and will not do all that God desires for us to do all by ourselves! It is time to yoke up with other believers and call upon the name of Jesus and move when he says move and stand when He says stand! A house divided can not stand, but a house rooted and anchored by the word of God will flourish in the knowledge of Christ! Remember a house divided will eventually lead to a house that is destroyed!

Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks!

Have you ever asked yourself where did that come from? Where did that thought come from? Where did that negative outlook come from? Where did that dislike for someone come from? I mean Susie or Billy did not do anything to you and for some reason you just don't like them. You can't stand him or her. You do not want to be around them. You have went as far as to say, "I don't know what it is but it is just something about them that rubs me the wrong way!"Have you ever said that? Have you ever thought that way? ( I'm not talking about discerning something about that person.) I am talking about having jealousy, envy, or strife towards a person.  If so then let's see where those thoughts and words come from. In order to do better we must know better! People are destroyed because of lack of knowledge.

The word of God lets us know that out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks! So the thoughts that we have will eventually come out of our mouths. What crosses our minds will eventually come out of our lips! The thing that we think nobody will know about our dislike for something or someone will eventually come forth! Let's see what the word says about this. "You have minds like a snake pit! How do you suppose what you say is worth anything when you are so foul-minded? It's your heart, not the dictionary, that gives meaning to your words. A good person produces good deeds and words season after season. An evil person is a blight on the orchard. Let me tell you something: Every one of these careless words is going to come back to haunt you. There will be a time of Reckoning. Words are powerful; take them seriously. Words can be your salvation. Words can also be your damnation."~Matthew12:34(Message) Our words are powerful but just where do those words come from? They come from our hearts. We must guard our hearts with all vigilance. "Keep vigilant watch over your heart; that's where life starts. Don't talk out of both sides of your mouth; avoid careless banter, white lies, and gossip.Keep your eyes straight ahead;  ignore all sideshow distractions.Watch your step, and the road will stretch out smooth before you.Look neither right nor left; leave evil in the dust."~Proverbs4:23(Message)

Have you ever been talking to somebody and the only thing they can talk about is somebody! There is no substance to the conversation. All they want to talk about is what so and so had on. Or why so and so had the nerve to have their hair that way. Don't let this draw you in. Don't let foolish talk cause a seed of bitterness to be planted in you! Don't do it. Don't allow it! For when that seed is planted in your heart it will cause foolishness to come out of your mouth. We have to remember out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. Some say don't entertain foolishness. I say let your light so shine before them that they glorify your father in Heaven. When you run in to someone that just wants to gossip about someone season the conversation with Godly wisdom. And if you are the one always with something negative to say about your brother or sister cut it out!

We have to be careful of what words we are speaking."Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it [for death or life]."~Proverbs18:21(Amplified) One thing we know for sure is that we are going to eat the fruit of our words. Wouldn't you rather eat the fruit of words that were positive and brought life to yourself, your brother, and your sister? You have the power today to choose to speak life! You have the power today to uplift and edify your brother and sister. So let's get to uplifting! It is time for us to guard our hearts with all diligence for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks!