Simply Speaking
Matthew 5:33-37 “Again,
you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your
oath, but keep the oaths you have made to the Lord.’ 34 But I tell you, Do not
swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God's throne; 35 or by the earth, for
it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. 36
And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or
black. 37 Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything beyond
this comes from the evil one.”
JESUS makes life so simple doesn’t he? Act right in the
teaching of God’s Word, and you will live into God’s true ways. Yes, you will
have trouble and strife in life until the day you die. But you will live
abundantly confident, at peace with God because you follow His wonderful words
of acting right amid the strife.
I make this “word emphasis’
because Jesus teaches, “Simply let your ‘Yes’
be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No’. In essence, speak simply with integrity. You
don’t have to make lavish oaths of “swearing on a stack of Bibles” or say “I swear
to God.” because such words profane God’s name and His creation. God’s commands
forbid you to take his name casually and vainly—uselessly. Jesus adds meaning
to God’s law as he tells us not to swear on anything God has made on earth or
in heaven. Is there anything else?
Do you need to
promise someone? Then simply make the promise. Do you need to convince someone
you’re telling the truth? Then simply tell the truth. Simply, too, show what
you say is true.
LIFE Link: Simply speak and act with integrity.
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