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Show BE TRUE TO YOUR WORD "But let your communication be yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil." 33-37 (Matthew Read Matthew 5: 5: 3 7) Sundays, we have been Over the last several studying various Old Testament covenants in our Sunday School lessons. We have know that every covenant is between at least two parties. We have discovered that God offers us a relationship and guarantees His part forever. The only question about whether the covenant will be fulfilled or not is whether the people will be true to their word or not. growing up almost none of the people in our community did their business with formal contracts or by signing their signatures. They could go into a place of business and pick When I up seed or was food or clothes or fertilizer or almost anything they wanted without having to sign their lives away. Of course, in those day. our 1 mobile, people knew one another from the community, in school, and at society was not church. People so seldom move out of the area, they were know by the reputation of their name. Furthermore, people were not so quick to file lawsuits against one another for small infractions. Our society has become too litigious and adversarial. Thus, they trusted one and another and made deals for hundreds and nothing more than just and a promise. They were true to thousands of dollars with a hand shake their word. In this the mount, Jesus is His disciples about appropriate sermon on instructing kingdom behavior. He is telling church folks how they ought to carry themselves and be known among others. You see, Jesus knows that people and God will know you by the fruit you bear. So, He reminds them to BE TRUE TO THEIR WORD. Listen to the text: "Let "yes" be "yes" and your "no" be "no." It is simple and straight forward. This was Jesus' your 2 way of reminding us Christians to act in such a way as to glorify the Savior. He wanted them to honesty and reliable, trustworthy and dependable so much so that any contract, covenant or deal they made could be counted be on. Here is what Jesus is saying: Quit manipulating your words to get your way. Say what you say. Don't say anything you don't mean. There is no better commendation of another person than to say, what you mean and mean "He gave his word and that's good enough for me." Can I tell you something else? When Christians can be trusted by none Christians to do what they say in matters of business, Word of God that more I comes the from their mouths is likely to be believed and accepted. learned a long time ago that when you give your word and do not go back to get it , you loose more than your word. When you give your word, keep it. When you promise and do not keep the promise you made, 3 your reputation is tarnished and your name is muddied. When it. When you you make a commitment, honor obligation, fulfill it. Stop putting on a front. Let your simple word be your bond. "Let "no" be "no." Be your "yes" be "yes" and your make . a true to your word. promised that he would whip Goliath and brought his head back on a platter. Daniel promised not to defile himself and refused to eat the king's portion and after ten days his countenance appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat. (Daniell: 15) Jesus promised to die victoriously on that golgotha hill and got with all power in up on the third day morning His hands. He empowered the Church with Holy Spirit power so that the gates of hell could not prevail against it and He is coming back again for His church without spot or wrinkle. David 4 |
