11/08/2022 - GRACIOUS WORDS

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So all bore witness to Him, and marveled at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth. And they said, “Is this not Joseph’s son?” Luke 4.22

From the lips of a Christian only words of divine grace should come out, anointed by the Lord to give those who hear them strength and enthusiasm. They come with power to defeat all oppression, for they are words of life (John 6.63). It is impossible to feel bad when you hear them; you want to hear them again and again. They will lead you through any situation and show you the way out of trouble, comforting your heart.

This ability to speak the right thing and to bear good witness comes through salvation and passes through repentance from dead works, baptism in water and in the Holy Spirit (Hebrews 6.1). These words come out naturally only from hearts that remain in fellowship with the Most High, giving them recognition that they have been with Jesus. Beware of empty words (Matthew 12.36)!

The gracious words make good people want to be with us, in our midst, all the time. They enjoy listening to us, and seek to learn a little more of what God has for their story. In this way we serve the Lord in a wonderful way. The carnal Christian loses a lot in every way, because the flesh is good for nothing. To be carnal does not mean to be in sin, but to be in the natural – disconnected from the presence of God (1 Corinthians 3.1,2).

We can announce the blessing message that converts the most perverted to holiness, takes people out of all deceit and makes them appropriate, desired by others. Thus, they will also pass it on. Our example will speak strongly to everyone, so it is good to meditate on the Scriptures and never let sin dominate you.

Everyone in the synagogue that day saw that Jesus was the Spring of Living Waters, of which Jeremiah had spoken to the people of Judah (Jeremiah 2.13). They were sold into sin and refused to listen to the prophet. So, they were taken to Babylon according to God’s prophecy. Now, in the same way, those who are warned by the Lord and do not listen to Him and are not transformed – are no longer answered in their crises (Proverbs 29.1).

The people marveled at Jesus, but unfortunately, they wanted to take Him into their world. They didn’t allow Him to lead them into the Kingdom of God, because by calling Him the son of Joseph, they equated themselves with Him (Matthew 13.55). But it was they who needed to be changed in order to know God’s pleasing, good and perfect will (Romans 12.2). Likewise, we urgently need to learn to enjoy fellowship with the Lord. Without it, we are completely weak.

You can and should be used by the Most High to change lives by giving them the gracious words, which will flow within them like a spring, that will water those who have not yet drunk of the Water of Life (John 7.38). Every man who tastes it will undergo a transformation capable of benefiting him in his daily life and giving him eternal salvation.

In Christ, with love,

R. R. Soares