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FranklinB
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 Be Careful With Your "Amen"

This is just a word of caution to watch what comes out of your mouth. Every Sunday people are speaking curses and don't even realize it. In Deuteronomy 27:14 of the old testament (when people understood the power of their words) God said, "And the Levites(priests) shall speak with a loud voice and say to all the men of Isreal: 'Cursed is the one who...' and all of Isreal was to say amen. What does amen mean, so be it. So, the Levites were to speak and all of Isreal was to agree with them. And by that anyone who would do any of those things would be cursed. Notice the power and authority God attributed to there words. Notice God is using principles that He himself has set in place, for in Deuteronomy 19:15 it says, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses a matter shall be established. And because God set it in place his power backs it. When they spoke those curses those people were cursed.

Someone might ask what does that have to do with me, it has a lot to do with you. Because Revelation 1:6 says Jesus has made us kings and preists. And in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be established (2Corinthians 13:1). Notice once again the power and authority God attributes to your words. So, you have to be careful what you agree with. Someone preaching and talking about how hard times are and how weak you might be and everyone is fast to speak out "Amen." Your amen means something so don't be so free with it. Save your amen to agree with the word of God like Mary did. When the angel told Mary she would conceive and bring forth a son she answered, "Be it unto me according to thy word." So, what she said was amen in agreement with what the angel spoke and she conceived and brought forth a son. Notice, once the angel had her amen he departed because the job was done. So, remember your amen is important.

 2013/12/14 3:09Profile









 Re: Be Careful With Your "Amen"

Should we not be more concerned with our hearts than with our mouths? If our heart is pure and without guile then our words will follow suit.

Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.
Proverbs 4:23

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
Luke 6:45

I think our "Amen" is important because we should be careful what we come into agreement with. Which means who we agree to join ourselves to. Mary agreed to join herself to the purposes of God.

The power is not so much in the words but in what takes place in your heart. Mary decided in her heart to join herself to the purposes of God before she spoke.

Of course words are important, because life and death are in the power of the tongue. To the hearer, the tongue can have good or dire consequences.

What do you think?

 2013/12/14 9:10
MaryJane
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Just-in

I think both are equally important. As you said though if a heart is truly seeking to be right with GOD chances are what proceeds out of the mouth would be as well.


God bless
mj

 2013/12/14 9:30Profile





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