Hear HOPE in JESUS CHRIST
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice. – Proverbs 12:15 ESV
Don’t just listen – HEAR. RECEIVE. BELIEVE.
Speak TRUTH and LIFE through FAITH
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers them.
Whoever speaks the truth gives honest evidence, but a false witness utters deceit.
There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment. – Proverbs 12:6, 17-19 ESV
Don’t just talk idly and carelessly, because we will answer for every word. No don’t just talk, but SPEAK. Speak the WORD OF GOD. Speak TRUTH. Speak LIFE.
Live LOVE by the SPIRIT
A good man obtains favor from the Lord , but a man of evil devices he condemns.
No one is established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will never be moved.Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense.
Whoever is wicked covets the spoil of evildoers, but the root of the righteous bears fruit.
From the fruit of his mouth a man is satisfied with good, and the work of a man’s hand comes back to him.
Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord , but those who act faithfully are his delight.
The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor.
Whoever is slothful will not roast his game, but the diligent man will get precious wealth.
Proverbs 12:2-3, 11-12, 14, 22-22, 24, 27 ESV
True belief, the kind of faith that saves, it grows and produces, it is not dead. So HEAR, SPEAK and LIVE. Demonstrate HOPE, FAITH, and LOVE to a world in need of all three – to a world in need of CHRIST.
Not because you are good, but because He who lives in you is great. Turn over your life to Him. Let Him have His way in your life today. He has already proven Himself a worthy Savior. He will show you that He is a kind and merciful LORD. He will even show you that He is a friend willing to wound you for your good, rather than kiss you with lying betrayals. He will lead you in the path of righteousness – His anointing will break the chains that bind and the yoke that enslaves.
Harold J. Ballinger 