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Let your works speak for you!

There is a very powerful truth in Matthew 7:16. It says: “You will know them by their fruits.” When Jesus read the scroll in the Temple, it revealed His purpose. Luke 4:18 says: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are [j]oppressed.” Note how the anointing led Him to do GOOD WORKS! Many call themselves Christians, yet their fruit, or their works are evil or selfish as they are only interested in what can be done for them. They are not involved in any form of ministry, nor are they interested in doing so. Acts 10:38 says: “how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.” See once again how the anointing and power led Jesus to do GOOD WORKS. So the key here is not to say that you are anointed, but to manifest the anointing with good works, healing others, showing others the love of God by your actions and testimony, preaching and discipling others. If you are truly anointed, let your fruit or works speak, not your mouth!

Matthew 7: 21-23 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’

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Is anger controlling you?

What is happening in people’s hearts today? So many people are getting angry and upset for the smallest of things. You can clearly see this in the morning and afternoon commute. The other day a car passed on my left side and the driver gave me “the finger” and then drove away very quickly. Meanwhile, I don’t even know what I did to merit “the finger.” Road rage has become commonplace today. It seems that the whole nation is angry about something. Psalm 37: 8 (CJB) says: “Stop being angry, put aside rage, and don’t be upset — it leads to evil.” The interesting thing about anger is that usually, people usually lash out at others, when the source of their anger is someone or something completely different. Your co-laborer might lash out at you, yet it might be that he or she had an argument at home. Your child might be angry, and might not want to talk with you, yet, it might be because of something that happened at school. In any case, it is so important that we learn to harness our “anger.” Uncontrolled anger can lead us to sin. It can destroy relationships. It can land us in jail. While anger is normal, the Apostle Paul instructs us to “be angry and do not sin.” This means that we can control our anger. Use anger constructively to propel you to do things that you really need to do, but do not allow anger to control you. Like David said: “It leads to evil.”

Ephesians 4:26 “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath,