SAFE WORD: BLESSING(S)
(Message by Tanny Keng)
0. Introduction
a) Many a time we use and speak word so easily without thinking much of whether such word is correct to use in our daily conversation. We treat it lightly. Word such as "LUCK" is not found in the Bible and yet we often use it.
b) Why is it so necessary to learn to use and speak the correct word? Matthew 12:36-37 has a lot to say about it.
i) 36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. 37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” (Matthew 12:36-37 NKJV)
c) We will have to give an account of ourselves (Romans 14:12), every idle (careless, empty, thoughtless, worthless) word we speak (Matthew 12:36) and every work (deed) including every secret (hidden) thing whether good or evil (Ecclesiastes 12:14) in the day of judgment. For that reason, it compels us to use and speak the correct word or words especially God's Word. It's safe to use and we can learn a lot from its intended meaning.
1. Safe word:
a) Blessing(s) - happiness; praise; divine favor or heavenly reward; the antidote to curses.
2. Biblical references:
a) Genesis 12:2; 49:25
i) 2 I will make you a great nation; I will bless you, And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing. (Genesis 12:2 NKJV)
ii) 25 By the God of your father who will help you, And by the Almighty who will bless you, With blessings of heaven above, Blessings of the deep that lies beneath, Blessings of the breasts and of the womb. (Genesis 49:25 NKJV)
b) Deuteronomy 11:26; 28:2
i) 26 “Behold, I set before you today a blessing and a curse. (Deuteronomy 11:26 NKJV)
ii) 2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God. (Deuteronomy 28:2 NKJV)
c) Joshua 8:34
i) 34 And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and the cursings, according to all that is written in the Book of the Law. (Joshua 8:34 NKJV)
d) Ezekiel 34:26
i) 26 I will make them and the places all around My hill a blessing; and I will cause showers to come down in their season; there shall be showers of blessing. (Ezekiel 34:26 NKJV)
e) Zechariah 8:13
i) 13 And it shall come to pass, That just as you were a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, So I will save you, and you shall be a blessing. Do not fear, Let your hands be strong.’ (Zechariah 8:13 NKJV)
f) Galatians 3:14
i) 14 that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. (Galatians 3:14 NKJV)
g) Ephesians 1:3
i) 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ. (Ephesians 1:3 NKJV)
The End ...
0. Introductiona) Many a time we use and speak word so easily without thinking much of whether such word is correct to use in our daily conversation. We treat it lightly. Word such as "LUCK" is not found in the Bible and yet we often use it.
b) Why is it so necessary to learn to use and speak the correct word? Matthew 12:36-37 has a lot to say about it.
i) 36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. 37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” (Matthew 12:36-37 NKJV)
c) We will have to give an account of ourselves (Romans 14:12), every idle (careless, empty, thoughtless, worthless) word we speak (Matthew 12:36) and every work (deed) including every secret (hidden) thing whether good or evil (Ecclesiastes 12:14) in the day of judgment. For that reason, it compels us to use and speak the correct word or words especially God's Word. It's safe to use and we can learn a lot from its intended meaning.
1. Safe word:
a) Blessing(s) - happiness; praise; divine favor or heavenly reward; the antidote to curses.
2. Biblical references:
a) Genesis 12:2; 49:25
i) 2 I will make you a great nation; I will bless you, And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing. (Genesis 12:2 NKJV)
ii) 25 By the God of your father who will help you, And by the Almighty who will bless you, With blessings of heaven above, Blessings of the deep that lies beneath, Blessings of the breasts and of the womb. (Genesis 49:25 NKJV)
b) Deuteronomy 11:26; 28:2
i) 26 “Behold, I set before you today a blessing and a curse. (Deuteronomy 11:26 NKJV)
ii) 2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God. (Deuteronomy 28:2 NKJV)
c) Joshua 8:34
i) 34 And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and the cursings, according to all that is written in the Book of the Law. (Joshua 8:34 NKJV)
d) Ezekiel 34:26
i) 26 I will make them and the places all around My hill a blessing; and I will cause showers to come down in their season; there shall be showers of blessing. (Ezekiel 34:26 NKJV)
e) Zechariah 8:13
i) 13 And it shall come to pass, That just as you were a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, So I will save you, and you shall be a blessing. Do not fear, Let your hands be strong.’ (Zechariah 8:13 NKJV)
f) Galatians 3:14
i) 14 that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. (Galatians 3:14 NKJV)
g) Ephesians 1:3
i) 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ. (Ephesians 1:3 NKJV)
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