Title: Fruit of the lips
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Bible Text: Isaiah 57:19
fruit of lips
“Peace be with them that are far and those that are near, says the LORD, who creates the fruit of the lips; peace be with them, and I will heal them.”
The fruit is food for those who eat it and seeds for those who plant it. You plant a fruit, harvest the fruit, and use the fruit as a seed. The fruit of the lips is the word that comes out of the mouth. According to the words that come out of the mouth, the history of creation is revealed.
There is a word used by Japanese people called 言靈 (言靈). It means that there is a spirit in the words. The word Eonjung有骨 (言中有骨) means that there are bones in the horse.
God's Word is creative. “And God said, ‘Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds, cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.’ And it was so” (Genesis 1:24). that you did.
Speak words that create peace
“I form light and create darkness; I form peace and create trouble; I am the Lord...” (Isaiah 45:7) Peace be on you! God creates peace by command of creation. Creation is creating something out of nothing. He commands peace where there is no peace!
In the old days, the sound of drums signaled war and the sound of bells signaled peace. There is a saying that ‘ah’ is different and ‘uh’ is different. ‘A’ or ‘Uh’ is an expression of surprise. Both are used to indicate impatience when perplexed. But ‘ah’ is ‘ah’ and ‘uh’ is ‘uh’. I mean, the feeling is different.
There are words that make peace, and there are words that encourage war. There is a seed of darkness, and there is a seed of light. Whatever a man sows, he will also reap. Words are seeds. When you sow the seeds of peace, you will reap peace. Let there be light!
Jesus called the twelve disciples and gave them the power to cast out unclean spirits and heal all diseases and infirmities. He sent them to say, “The kingdom of heaven is at hand.” He healed the sick, raised the dead and cast out demons, but freely you received, freely give.
When he sent his disciples, he asked them to pray for peace in any house they go to. “Whatever house you enter, say, ‘Peace be with this house.’ If anyone finds peace there, he will stay with him; otherwise, he will return to you” (Luke 10:5-6).
The peace that the disciples had was given by Jesus, and it is the true peace that the world cannot give or take away.
“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you; not as I give you do I give the world. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not be afraid” (John 14:27).
Those who receive the peace preached by the apostles become a person of peace, a son of peace. If you prayed for peace as you entered the house, he said, “If the house is not worthy of it, then the peace will come back to you” (Matthew 10:13).
The disciples had peace, as Peter and John said to the lame, “What I have, I give you.” Anything can be given. Having received the peace that Jesus has given us, we must become givers to others. Blessed are those who give peace. The more you give, the more you give. He promised to shake it and give it overflowingly.
The Lord's people should always create peace everywhere Where there is peace, there is unity and development. The church must be at peace to stand strong.
We need to hear what makes peace. If you listen and listen again and again and you are filled with the word, the words should come out automatically. I hope you will become a person who makes peace with the fruit of your lips.
Say something that makes you full
“The fruit of a word that proceeds from a man's mouth fills the man's stomach, and he is satisfied with the result of the word from his lips. Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and he who uses it wisely eats its fruit” (Proverbs 18:20-21).
Words, the fruit of the lips, make us full and content to live. Depending on what you say, you may or may not live well.
The Netherlands has only half the land area of South Korea. In addition, the Dutch agricultural population accounts for only one-seventh of the South Korean agricultural population. Nevertheless, the Netherlands has grown to become the world's second largest exporter of agricultural products.
What's the secret? In a word, it is farming with good seeds. It is the result of efforts to develop competitive, high-quality seeds For example, the representative agricultural product of that country is fabric, which is the price of gold. The price of gold has risen these days, and the price of 3,75g of gold is 210,000 won, but fabrica seeds are traded at 400 to 500,000 won for 8g. Seeds are gold. They make seeds and export seeds.
The competitiveness of seeds is the competitiveness of agriculture. We teach good seeds and call them “semiconductors of agriculture”. It is normal to invest 10 years to develop new varieties and better seeds.
The words that proceed from the mouth of God are given to the sower as seed and to the eater as food. “The words that go out of my mouth… accomplish the purpose of my pleasure, and prosper in the work I sent” (Isaiah 55:11).
Seed selection is of utmost importance for farmers. Agriculture in developed countries is a “seed developed country”. You have to plant pine nuts to make a pine tree, and you have to plant fossil seeds to pick fossils.
The competitiveness of saints is ‘words’, the fruit that comes out of their mouths. You have to say things that make you full. You must speak to win. There are things to gain and there are things to lose. There are words that win people, and there are words that lose people. There are good words and there are bad words. There are words that build up and there are words that break down.
It is said, “A man speaks fruitful speech and obtains an abundance of good things, and receives in return for the work of his own hands” (Proverbs 12:14).
It is said that people get riches with their mouth and hands. Mouth and hands are active tools for obtaining wealth. There is a seed that yields 30 fold and a seed that yields 100 fold. Seeds harvested 100 times yield more profit.
The Bible says that a fool perishes with his mouth (Proverbs 10:10). The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of a word comes from the Lord (Proverbs 16:1). It is said that people make plans and words, and God makes decisions.
Speak the words that move mountains
“Because your faith is small, truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you” (Matthew 17:20). )
Even if you are good at speaking, words without faith are the problem. Words without faith can bear no fruit. Only tares come out of the devil's mouth. The mouth of the wicked will only bring evil to fruition. Powerful words come from powerful people. Those who have faith speak the word of faith.
The disciples who could not cast out demons told Jesus why did we not cast them out? He said, “Because your faith is small.” When Jesus rebuked the demon-possessed child, the demon came out and the child was healed. A single word of authority from Jesus cast out demons. A horse that moves a mountain is a horse that drives out demons.
Soft words are not the only good thing. Depending on the opponent, the strength of the words or words inevitably vary. Jesus treated demons as enemies, you unclean spirits! and cursed.
The Ministry of National Defense did not specify North Korea as its main enemy in the 2010 Defense White Paper. This is because of the pro-North Korean sentiment that we should not use North Korea as our main enemy, which has been attacked 470 times since the 6.25 Uprising. Our government is a country that spends its defense budget on an army that has no major enemy. If there is no enemy, I don't know who I'm fighting with. If the forces that attack life are not the main enemy, who is the enemy?
The Sunshine Policy is the best model created by the free world. There's no better way than to let the sun shine and disarm them and give up their nukes.
Looking at North Korea, which was followed by the Cheonan incident in March of this year and the attack on Yeonpyeong Island in November, I came to the conclusion that the Sunshine Policy should not be adopted. North Korea fires cannons at us, but we cannot even say that we are enemies.
When we were young, we shouted "Let's destroy communism!" From time to time, “Let’s anti-communist!” And now, the word “anti-communism” is gone. The words pro-North Korea and Ban-mi appeared. There are those who are very outspoken, calling for cooperation with North Korea to expel the United States.
When God led the Israelites out of Egypt, it was close if they passed through the land of Philistia, but he led them to the wilderness of the Red Sea. Young people in our country now do not know about war. If you are afraid of war, you cannot protect the country, freedom, and prosperity.
It is normal to resist the devil. You have to face the demons.
“No one will harm you, for I have given you authority to trample on scorpions and to have control over all the power of the enemy” (Luke 10:19).
“Therefore submit yourselves to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:7).
The devil is our enemy. The devil is unscrupulous and immoral. Still, it has a high level of intelligence. The devil entered Jesus' disciple Judas Iscariot and became a powerful enemy. The devil is an enemy to be considered, not an opponent to placate and negotiate.
There are demons among the demons that make them speechless. Jesus cast out demons to speak (Mark 9:25-27). I hope that you will be the ones who expel the devil with the word of faith and move mountains.
Cry, beloved, what shall I cry? “The grass withers and the flowers wither, but the word of our God stands forever” (Isaiah 40:6,8).
Everyone! Send peace with the fruit of your lips. Words of peace make peace sprout, grow, and bear fruit. When you receive grace, you are at peace. “Peace be with you, favored” (Luke 1:28).
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God” (Matthew 5:9).
May you be rich with words that make you full. Blessed and rejoiced on the day the word of the Lord was received! Please build up blessings with the Word.
With the faith of a grain of mustard seed, I hope you will become a warrior of faith who commands mountains and throws them into the sea. I hope that you will become a warrior of the Holy Spirit who defeats the devil with the fruit of your lips.