Friday, February 26, 2010

Jesus is Lord

Therefore I tell you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus be cursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit. - I Cor. 12:3

I wonder if "Jesus is Lord" may be a metaphor for "truth". As in, "no one can speak truth, except by the holy spirit". And that when we speak truth, it is the Holy Spirit working in us.

I have enjoyed the past little bit pondering this thought, that every time I speak truth, that it is the Holy Spirit in me, filling me with truth to speak out into this fallen world. That it is the Holy Spirit manifesting in me, commanding my mind, my heart, my tongue, and enabling me to speak words of Truth. Sometimes its Truth from the Word, and sometime's its other Truths. Such as me thinking to myself "I would rather follow the path of the Lord than make a million dollars a day", which is a thought I had just a few minutes ago. And I followed that one with "For the riches of this world will fade, but the rewards of my God will last forever. They are the only rewards worth seeking, the only rewards worthy of my time". I think the Bible says similar statements, but those statements were mine, in my own words, which led me to ponder if it was the Holy Spirit working in me that lead me to those statements, which lead me back to thinking that if the Holy Spirit was stating them, then it means they are true, and if they are true, then they are Truth...

I do think I need to be cautious though and not believe everything I say is truth, whatever I say must be compared to the Word of God, and if what the Bible says contradicts what I say, then what I have said must be disregarded and my statements reexamined and changed until they do reflect His word.

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