THE IMMORAL CHURCH

For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil; But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a twoedged sword.

Prov. 5:3-4

Follow my thoughts on this one.

The word of God is compared to a sword.

The church is compared to a bride, that is, a woman.

Here we have an immoral woman.

Perhaps the analogy is a false church.

Her message is sickeningly sweet and slick.

It tastes good.

It is easily swallowed.

In the end, the message is poisonous.

It is deadly.

Her words are “sharp as a two-edged sword”, which compares it to the word of God.

The analogy is this is a false church with a message that looks and sounds like the word of God.

But there is no genuine repentance or salvation in this message.

The true word of God does not kill you, it gives you life.

It doesn’t give you honey and poison, it gives you the Bread and Living Water.

Be wary of the immoral church.

YOUR WORDS MATTER

Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations.

Rev. 19:15

You know the old saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words shall never hurt me.”

I think words are powerful and do hurt.

Bruises and broken bones heal but sometimes words stay with you forever.

It was by His word that God created everything.

Jesus healed with a word.

Demons were cast out by a word.

Your words matter.

Jesus will conquer the nations of the world not with tanks and nuclear armaments – not by sticks and stones but by His word.

A sharp sword proceeds from His mouth.

That sword is His word.

If His word can strike the nations then what will your words do today?

Will you speak words of life or death?

Will you build up or tear down?

Your words matter.

SWORD OR WORDS, IT’S STILL A JAB

There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword.

Prov. 12:18

You know words are a weapon able to wound and hurt as well as comfort and heal.

Today’s scripture, again, compares words to a sword.

I am guilty of jabbing at someone with my words.

A jab is described as pointedly teasing or mocking someone.

It is also defined as piercing or prodding (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object; to strike (someone or something) with a short straight blow.

You can tell that jab fits both a sword and words.

Therefore, I have spoken like the piercings of a sword.

I still do but not the same. When you speak the word of God you speak with a sword.

That sword pierces even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Heb. 4:12

The second half of today’s scripture says the tongue of the wise promotes health. Prov. 12:18

The word of God (sword) are wise words promoting health on an eternal scale.