A Scribe on the Wall

Several years ago now, I believe that God gave me a message, He would be telling me things and it was up to me to tell others. To me, it's much like the Watchman on the Wall as described in the Old Testament. The Watchman was told that it was on him to warn others about any approaching dangers. God's apparently gifted me with being able to type and write. So I put the old definition of a writer along with the concept of a watchman together. Jesus is coming soon...are you ready?

Saturday, October 31, 2026

Reading His Letter to You

by David Brenneman

“All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17.

How often do you stop to think about just what kind of profound, unique, unreserved, gift that you have in possessing the very word of God in your hands---at will--at that.

How often do you take it for granted that you'll have it at your fingertips? Not many decades ago it was a crime punishable by death to be found with one. In quite a few countries today to have it is a death sentence.

To take this for granted...wow. I personally have several physical copies of my Bibles. A chief reason is I can still read them if there's no power. Another is that it cannot be subtley altered by anyone because they're the physical print.

Days will come when on a global scale it's highly likely that the possession of a Bible will be against the New World Order. The AntiChrist will probably be against any who talk about or preach about the real living Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

How seriously do you take your discipleship with Jesus? If you come to Christ for salvation, it's also to become a disiciple of Jesus. To learn to walk in His ways and now our own. To learn what it means to be a child of God, and not promote ourselves. To point others to the salvation that we have in Christ...we need to learn, to grow, in Christ.

Long before wikipedia, the Bible has been here.

Long before Google, the Bible has been here.

Long before artificial intelligence, the Bible has been here.

How will you learn what it is that you are here to be doing in the Name of the Lord if you aren't partaking, daily, of the Word of God?

How will you ever stand before Jesus when you do give your account of your life...and not stand there ashamed because you never once took it seriously the divine privilege you were given to be able to read it?

Scripture says that our lives are not our own that we were bought with a price, the shed blood of Jesus Christ. Therefore what's to become of our lives in honoring Him for His sacrifice in our place should not be our desires, our wishes, our will being done. To truly honor Jesus for His taking our place on calvary, we should be living our lives, however He, through His Spirit, sees fit for us to be living.

A test of how much this means to you is not that complicated. How often are you opening up your Bible? Either physically in book form or through an app? Next, how honestly selfish are your prayers about your present and your future? How often are you praying about the opportunities that you were given to interact with people that Jesus, through His Spirit, sent your way to interact with you?

My Dear Reader...our still being here after coming to Christ is to fulfill His plans for us to shine our light before men in such a way that they see our good works and glorify our Father in Heaven. It's to fulfill His plans for people who are yet among the chosen to be found and likewise come to Christ for salvation. It's not at all for us to come to Christ for salvation so that we can coast until either He returns to take the Church home to be with Him or calls us home. It's certainly not at all about us getting to make our own slice of Heaven here on Earth.

How much you know about the Scriptures would also reflect on how you live your life. How often do you pray for those you know who aren't saved? It is not for you to save them but it is for you to intercede on their behalf for the Spirit to work in their lives so that they might come to the knowledge of salvation as we have.

Your priorities of self vs service reflect what values you have gained from being in the Word of God. If you're running the race that the Spirit has set before you then you don't let up until either you're called home to be with Jesus or He returns. You don't slack off, you don't stop, you don't call it quits. You don't choose the direction of your life. Honestly put even retirement isn't an option. The only hint at retirement in the Scriptures is death. That's when rest comes to those who are in Christ.

Renew your walk with Jesus today...this very moment.

Renew your calling in Christ and get back to running the race He set before you.

Renew your life in Christ as it was intended to be, according to the Scriptures.

We're on a Wedding Anniversary get away...and I have been committed to studying God's Word daily each evening from 4 study Bibles and 2 devotionals that I cherish. I only struggled for a moment with what to do, but it was only for a moment. I had a box, I put those materials in it and took it with us. My Wife easily understood and even had a plan to not disturb me while I studied.

The race set before you is for you to run with your everything if indeed you are wanting to be a fully devoted follower of Jesus Christ. What you need for that race is found within the pages of God's Word. Honestly how embarrassed will you be if you never read...all of...the love letter that Jesus wrote to you?

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Friday, October 30, 2026

Ask...Seek...

by David Brenneman

“Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts; And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.” Psalms 139:23-24.

How seriously are you taking your walk with Jesus? Unlike a popular meme theme, I'm not asking for a friend.

Are you as set as flint as Jesus was in heading for the cross?

“For the Lord God helps Me, Therefore, I am not disgraced; Therefore, I have set My face like flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed.” Isaiah 50:7.

“When the days were approaching for His ascension, He was determined to go to Jerusalem; ”

Luke 9:51.

“Now there were some Greeks among those who were going up to worship at the feast; these then came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and began to ask him, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” Philip came and told Andrew; Andrew and Philip came and told Jesus. And Jesus answered them, saying, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. ” John 12:20-23.

Are we really as determined as Jesus was to fulfill the Father’s will as Jesus was in His life here on Earth?

It's more than an hour or so on a Sunday. It's more than a prayer before the food we are about to partake. It's more.

Where is the desire to ask, to seek, to know more about, learn about Jesus?

The Disciples learned a daily life that included Christ in it, from dawn til dusk.

Are you as determined? Are you as willing to lay down your wants and desires to learn what it means to be a fully devoted follower of Jesus Christ?

This life in Christ means leaving behind, means letting go, of the things of this world in favor of such learning.

This life in Christ means throwing away worldly conventional wisdom of when to follow Jesus and when is 'me' time. It likewise means throwing out what is expected even by family and friends.

If we're on the altar and not in control from the throne of our hearts then everything is to be on that altar.

We should be waking up to ask seek knock as to what, when and where Jesus wants us next.

By these things people will see that you are followers of Jesus Christ.

By this people will see your good works and glorify our Father in Heaven.

For me, so far, it's meaning to remove many things from my life that weren't going to glorify my Savior and my Lord Jesus Christ.

It's meant changing my activities from what I desire to what the Spirit desires within me. It meant letting go of certain dreams and expectations in order to shine the light of Jesus Christ in my life the way that He wants it to.

As Jesus said to Peter, so Jesus says to you..."You follow Me!".

Be bold, stand firm, suit up in the whole armor of God. Ask, seek, knock.

You have a plan and purpose for yet being alive right now in Christ...you and I don't get to choose to follow through with this or not. It's non-negotiable.

Whether young, middle-aged, or old. There's no one who is in Christ who's plans supercede the will of God for them in Christ Jesus.

No daily plans, no weekly plans, no yearly plans, not even a retirement plan. Scripture doesn't support retirement from God's plan and purpose for any who are in Christ. We are to run, with our everything, the race set before us.

As you go on about your life...ask...seek...trust...obey.

Be the fully devoted follower of Jesus Christ that you're supposed to be.

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Thursday, October 29, 2026

"You Desire the Truth"

by David Brenneman

“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us.” 1 John 1:9-10.

“Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being, And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom. Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me to hear joy and gladness, Let the bones which You have broken rejoice. Hide Your face from my sins And blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation And sustain me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners will be converted to You. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation; Then my tongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness. O Lord, open my lips, That my mouth may declare Your praise. For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You are not pleased with burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.” Psalms 51:6-17.

We are a people who can and will deceive ourselves and others. That's part of the curse of the sin nature with which we have.

We read in this passage from the book of Psalms King David's response to Nathan's calling him out for murdering Uriah to take Bathsheba as his wife.

Oh that I might be as sensitive to sin as King David showed himself in this moment! That all of us might!

Sin dirtys us every day. While salvation in Christ Jesus is permanent and secure in the Spirit’s seal upon us...we have a daily need to confess our sins. Scripture says that He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. But we need to acknowledge these transgressions.

We need to agree with God that these transgressions have occurred.

This is what truth looks like...agreeing with Jesus on His views concerning us.

When we stand before Jesus to give an account of our lives before Him...every scrap of truth regarding our lives will be revealed. There's going to be nothing hidden that won't be revealed is what the Spirit says in the Word of God.

We would do well to remember this. We would do well to not make asking for forgiveness of our sins something we casually do or something we sometimes remember to ask for as if it were an afterthought.

Truth says that we have yet a sin nature and daily we get tarnished by it and need cleansing.

Truth says we are in a Spiritual War and we need to fully acknowledge that.

Truth says that God has a plan and purpose for the lives of everyone who is saved in Christ Jesus to glorify God the Father.

Truth says that we are going to face temptation. What we do in response to it determines whether it turns to sin or not. There are sins and actions, thoughts, behaviors that are not sins.

Truth says that nothing escapes His notice.

Truth says that we are to renew our thoughts daily in the Word of God to transform our minds.

Truth says that there's a day set by the Father’s own authority where everyone will give an account of their lives before Jesus.

Truth is Jesus.

Truth is...we don't make "mistakes" we either are not sinning, are tempted to sin or have sinned. Jesus Christ didn't die on a cross for the mistakes of mankind. We must call a spade a spade. We either are engaged in righteousness or we're engaged in temptation or engaged in sin.

Truth says to put on the full armor of God. This isn't to be something we take off at the end of the day. The soldiers of the time the Bible was written about the whole armor of God stayed in their armor ready at all times.

Everyone is affected by the Spiritual forces around us. There's none who are off the radar in any Spiritual sense.

My Dear Reader how seriously are you taking your life in Christ?

Serious enough to ask Jesus to reveal anything in your life that He doesn't approve of and His help in removing it?

I know that I will likely be weeping when my life's account is revealed...and that's only with what I know of it...not what Jesus knows of it.

Are you dismissing, ignoring, blowing off, the seriousness of the life in Christ that He desires for you? Are you bold enough to ask Jesus to see if there be any hurtful, wicked, way in you that you're blind to?

He is Truth and we are His workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works that we might walk in them.

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Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Open Your Eyes

by David Brenneman

“The conclusion, when all has been heard, is: fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person. For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil.” Ecclesiastes 12:13-14.

“So then each one of us will give an account of himself to God.” Romans 14:12.

“But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” Matthew 12:36-37.

“And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.”

Hebrews 4:13.

“but they will give account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. ” 1 Peter 4:5.

“For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and will then repay every man according to his deeds.”

Matthew 16:27.

“And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds.” Revelation 20:12.

From Apostles, Prophets and the Lord Jesus Christ...do you now see? Do you now understand what is to come?

Everything we have said, thought, done, muttered, grumbled about, raged against, loved rightly or loved in vain...everyone will have everything open and laid bare before Him with whom we have to do.

Our thoughts we had that justified the willful idolatry in our lives.

Our thoughts that we have had concerning other's that we've never spoken aloud.

Our behavior that we thought no one would ever know about.

Our lies we have told ourselves and others.

Our willful sins that we try to rename as "mistakes".

Our lusts that we were never ashamed of that should never have been.

Our...I think that by now you get the picture.

We are exhorted to stand firm in the Lord...these reasons are listed above.

We are exhorted to be sure of our salvation in Christ Jesus...for these same reasons given above.

We are supposed to be children of God in Christ Jesus...we're to be acting like it.

We are supposed to be putting whatever He wants of us before our own wants and desires...are we?

I was finishing up Ecclesiastes this morning and that opening passage was from that last chapter. A book written by the wisest man who ever lived next to Jesus Christ Himself. Who, if you look at his life, really blew it. He did countless things that were not aligned with what he knew of God or what they had of God's Word. The kingdom paid for it in a civil war and other spiritual atrocities.

We must take it ever so seriously this day we will be standing before Jesus to give an account of our lives.

This is no joke. This isn't going to be a time where we'll be given a second chance. This will be the final essay, the final discovery, the final paper, the final report on just how well we lived for Him right there before Him whom we claim in this life to represent.

There will be no acceptable exceptions or excuses. Truth will be on display. The reality of our lives.

What will your life show?

What will He say of your life?

You seek Him in prayer, you say you believe He will answer, do you likewise believe all that we are talking about today my Dear Reader?

We, as long as we are breathing, have the chance, choice, and ability to start right here right now to get things right.

We don't know if we've got a whole day ahead of us. Today could be the day Jesus Christ returns. Today could be your day to leave this world and meet Jesus face-to-face. You don't know, I don't know.

In my 59 years of experience I know very well how quickly life can take an unexpected turn. Some were for the good some were not.

Jesus wrote of His disgust of lukewarm people. Of how much it repulsed Him.

People who coast along, not taking up their own cross and following Him the way the Scriptures say people ought to be doing. People who use excuses to explain away their disobedience. People who want to use even grief as a reason to not obey God. People who put things and people before obedience to God's Word. People who have, as King Solomon did, idols in their lives whom they merely refer to by other names.

Really think about your life in this here this now.

Really understand what is coming because it IS coming.

Paul referred to running the race set before him. Take a good guess at who set that race before him. It wasn't Paul.

Who set the race before you?

Are you sitting down, walking aimlessly, jogging, anything but running the race set before you?

It will all be revealed when you stand before Jesus to give an account of your life before Him.

Are you carrying baggage rather than shedding every encumbrance that would slow you down?

Take stock of your life today. Be sure of your salvation in Christ. Stand firm in the Lord. RUN the race set before you. Remove whatever needs to go from your heart that's slowing you down.

That day could be today.

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Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Swinging Against the Word

by David Brenneman

“Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another.” Proverbs 27:17.

Many, in this world, while children have played a game amongst themselves called "swords". Take something like a big enough stick and you swing it around, preferably outside, against imaginary foes. Maybe reenacting some scenes from a television show or a movie.

But the true reality is that swinging motion really produces not much in the way of benefit. Should you have someone with another and these 'swords' contact each other then you now have something.

People who've come to Christ yet stay away from others in Christ are like the first child. You have no one to "spur you on into love and good deeds" as the Scriptures say. You have no one to challenge you...as this "iron sharpening iron" passage is about. You don't have the growing in Christ that's to be central to living life until the Rapture of the Church or we're taken home to be with Jesus.

The Scriptures call God's Word "the Sword of the Spirit". There's nothing unprofitable about the Word of God. There's everything to be gained by studying God's Word. There's everything to be gained by making it part of your daily life.

We can be grand wasters of time, energy and effort in living life.

We just don't recognize that that's what we are doing.

We likewise don't realize we're agreeing with Scripture that that's what we are doing.

When the Scriptures teach us what is a particular behavior or activity that's sin...then my Dear Reader...that's what it is...end of discussion. That's why the Word of God is fully authoritative.

As a phrase from the 70's and 80's said "God said it, I believe it, that settles it!". But do we really agree with this? Are we putting as much importance on the Word of God that we ought to be doing?

Are we challenged by others in Christ with the Word of God?

Since that is the defacto standard for learning in Christ, then that is what's to be utilized.

Part of our problem is we either know or are in denial of knowing.

We're oftentimes afraid of challenging others in Christ towards love and good deeds. We're afraid of challenging others to see what acts they engage in that are in fact sins.

When we see this verse of iron sharpening iron there ought to be the expectation of sparks flying. There ought to be the expectation of physical and spiritual exertion. Maybe even sweat and thirst.

We ought to expect some level of embarrassment for the exposure of sins. Should expect a need to repent.

The way this passage is written its an ongoing activity...an expected action.

This rules out the 'lone wolf' mentality of living the Christian life.

You need brothers and sisters in Christ to challenge you to do better, to be more, to let your light shine before men in such a way that people see our good works and glorify our Father in Heaven.

A challenge we received this last Sunday was to ask who is on the throne of our hearts.

We must be both accepting of this challenge and take ownership of the results that follow.

Some may say that I speak too much against sports. However, consider the challenge that the NFL put out there themselves. "Sundays used to belong to the Church, now it belongs to us."

A challenge to find out if this is an area that's where anyone has something like sports on the throne of their hearts is to take a month and cut yourself off of all information of it. No podcasts, no scoreboards, no video clips, no video games on it, no news reports, no games to watch or be at.

How painful would that be? A true challenge would also complete itself in that you replace such things with being in the Word of God and prayer.

You can replace sports in the previous example with anything or truly anyone.

But the message of today is that we need each other to challenge us in the Lord to become who He's meant for us to be. As Paul wrote to remove every encumbrance...get rid of all that is hindering our efforts in growing in Christ.

My mind has countless useless bits of information and it's taken me decades to realize how much time I have spent on fruitless things when I should have been investing in my walk with Jesus.

You need to take up the challenge today. Between you and Jesus, be asking Him David's question. See if there be any hurtful, wicked, way in me...show me...help me turn away from these fruitless things to the life in Christ that I am meant to live.

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Monday, October 26, 2026

Our Reverence Our Responsibility

by David Brenneman

“Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith. For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly: if prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith; if service, in his serving; or he who teaches, in his teaching; or he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor; not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer, contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation. Never pay back evil for evil to anyone. Respect what is right in the sight of all men. If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men. Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. “But if your enemy is hungry, feed him, and if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”

Romans 12:1-21.

Paul wrote a lot in just Romans 12.

A lot but with bringing out the best in a Believer in mind.

How much of what you just read is reflected in your life? How much do you show in reverence to your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ? How often are you taking the time to renew your mind in the Scriptures? How far have you gone in understanding your role in the body of Christ?

My Dear Reader you have a part in the plan of God for mankind, do you really realize the depth of that? A friend likes to say "It's not about me and it's not about now". We have a life that's only for us to live, given to us at the point of salvation through Jesus Christ alone. The Scriptures say that the Spirit sets each Believer in the body of Christ as He sees fit.

There are none in Christ who have nothing to be doing.

Just like in a healthy human body there are no cells that aren't contributing to the proper working of that healthy body.

If we're at all expecting to hear "Well done!" from Jesus it will only be because we were living out a life of obedience in Christ.

We, as Believer's, must do as Jesus said. Take up our own cross and follow Him.

We heard in the sermon preached yesterday that was likewise rooted in Romans 12 to ask the question of who is on the Throne of our hearts. Are we taking that seat or are we on the altar? We can't be in both places. We cannot have what we want that's in opposition to what the Spirit is wanting of us as well.

Sure we have to take care of ourselves and our families if we're so blessed. Sure we likely have a job to do. Bills to pay. Food to obtain. Yet when doing these things we can still talk to Jesus while we do them. We can still choose to be in His Word, renewing our minds daily, to understand what it is He's saying, doing, and wanting of us. We cannot find a better understanding of God without enriching our life in Christ by intentionally avoiding the things that would benefit our life in Christ.

You, my Dear Reader, cannot say with the writer of this verse "Your word have I hid in my heart that I might not sin against You" if you aren't intentionally in the Word so often that it becomes a part of you.

You can't learn how to pray if you aren't attempting it with all your heart.

Jesus rebuked a church and also points this at individuals too...He will spit out, reject, the lukewarm.

We must be all-in in living for Jesus. We must question ourselves with regards to that Throne.

We must be bold enough to ask Jesus if there be any hurtful way in me...to show me and give me the strength to remove it.

We must put our all on the altar of God.

Quite a few times the warning is given in the Scriptures to examine our lives, our hearts.

We can't trust our own understanding.

We can't dismiss anything as being ok in our lives if it doesn't pass what the Spirit teaches us from the Word of God.

We have to have an attitude of reverence towards our God. Towards our Father in Heaven.

Towards the Spirit of God.

Towards our living Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

We should have such a level of reverence that it displays the renewing of our minds for all to see.

We should put our responsibilities in the Lord ahead of all personal wants and desires.

We are running the race HE set before us. Therefore He sets the course, the speed.

We need to keep Romans 12 in mind as we follow through with the learning and living the righteous life that God desires for us.

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Sunday, October 25, 2026

View of the World

by David Brenneman

“Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.” Philippians 2:1-8.

“So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure. Do all things without grumbling or disputing; so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world, holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain.”

Philippians 2:12-16.

“Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 5:16.

What does the world see when it sees you?

There's a question that begs for an answer.

My Dear Reader...the 3rd quote is from Jesus Christ Himself...what say you for your answer, what is your reply?

Do they see temporary insanity due to road rage? Do they see words coming from your mouth that ought not be heard? Do they see the love of God? Do they hear you tearing people down? Your justification is inconsequential as to why you're tearing someone else down. If Christ would say it, if the behavior of your life wouldn't be what Christ would be doing, then why My Dear Reader are you doing it?

Are you practicing what the other quotes of Scripture are saying to be done by the disciples of Jesus?

Are you using your words as a double edged sword?

Are you going about actually bringing shame to the Name of Jesus because of your words?

Are you doing the same with your actions?

The news to all is this: we will give an account of our lives before Him with whom we have to do.

There's no acceptable exceptions to what we read in today's passages or the many others on this subject.

None.

There's no clause for speaking or behaving in non-Christian ways that's acceptable to Jesus Christ our Lord.

No Not one.

So no, your language and your behavior about even some like a sports game isn't allowed according to the Scriptures.

No your language and behavior in any public or private setting, on Instagram, Facebook, X, or any other form of social media is acceptable if it's said or done without considering one another above ourselves.

Consider this, My Dear Reader, during the thousand year reign of Christ...such things certainly won't be acceptable...for the entire world.

The words and actions of supposed Believers do more damage to the cause of Christ than what the unbelieving do or say because they're representing Jesus Christ.

We give the enemy of God reason to rejoice when we behavior in an ungodly way before men and women.

When we aren't renewing our minds by daily being in the Word, we quickly forget what His Word has to say on how we should be before Him as well as men and women.

When we are renewing our minds with what only the world is saying, teaching, then the result is a mind and mouth speaking in such a way that Christ is not honored.

There's no acceptable exceptions to the Word of God in the eyes of God.

So nothing done in 'fun' that violates God's Word is acceptable.

Nothing. Not in jest, not in hypothetical, not in any and all things. If it's not acceptable in Heaven then it shouldn't be here.

Remember "on Earth as it is in Heaven" is our standard.

My Dear Reader...it's going to be painful for you I know because it was and is for me as well...remove whatever you're finding enjoyment in that isn't acceptable before Jesus.

We represent Christ in our daily lives. What and who does the world see when they look at us or hear us?

Scripture says to consider our ways.

Do that today. Be as those in the book of Acts who immediately turned from what they were doing wrong in the Lord and act now, not later.

Who does this world see when it looks at you?

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