“Power of the Noise”

“And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus.” Col. 3:17

How much of your life has been spent on performing persistent habits of fitting in for “an insinuated definition of legitimacy”? Lately I have been thinking to what end? Do you have to agree even in wordless silent during the rhetoric of self-righteousness? Especially in those things that give temporary displeasure, release or seem to be the right thing to do while listening to something you agree with but know it’s not loving your neighbor. You see as I have gotten older, I have struggled with the Pharisee spirit in the form of judgment with-In the Christian bubble. Thankfully, a real encounter, as I join Jesus on his mission changed that. 

 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor^[ and hate your enemy. ‘But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you”, Matthew 5:43-44

While people might not be “Pharisees” anymore, the Pharisee spirit still exists. Sadly, it’s the number one reason why so many people want nothing to do with Jesus or His followers.

Of course, the noise of life seems to be a great gift suitable at the time during a controversy discussion. But is this a happy experience or a Pharisee joyful thing. I’m starting to think that the modern world has transformed the person who listens with “Love” into a minion soul as folks use the “Power of the Noise”. How well they sound with fatal arrogance, pride of being right as the Pharisee; modernity exalts the man who is drunk with images and noisy slogans, while killing the heart of a man” with words focusing on what they hate than what they love.

“Meaningless! Meaningless!”    says the Teacher.
“Utterly meaningless!    Everything is meaningless. For with much wisdom comes much sorrow;
    the more knowledge, the more grief”

 Ecclesiastes 1:2;18

Am I the lesser man who listen’s? How much do we listen? Am I dying? I’ve been guilty of this many time myself. I’m writing this because we as Christians are better than this; just a thought, what would happen if we took a twinkling to reflect and ask ourselves if we are being “little Christs” or if we’ve really got it wrong with our defensive words. 

A word is much like toothpaste. Once you let it out you can’t take it back. But if you could try taking a tube of toothpaste and squeeze quite a large quantity out onto a plate and put it back into the tube wouldn’t this be a problem. My question, can’t you just stuff it back in? Well, now I know I’ve asked you to do the impossible but once toothpaste is out of the tube you can’t put it back.

Words are much like this tooth paste. Once we let them out of our mouths we really can’t take them back. This means we should be careful of the words we let out of our mouths. But do we? Even though this means we should be careful of the words we let out of our mouths sometimes the words we use are when we are angry, emotional are during times of prideful debate.

For instance, some of the things we say may be true but are hurtful and are not very nice and we don’t really mean what we say. It’s at times like this that we ask the person we have hurt to forgive us. But even if the person forgives us he or she will have a hard time forgetting what we said. There is nothing you or I can do to completely take back something terrible we have said. It’s like too much toothpaste being squeezed from the tube!

Words are not simply sounds caused by air passing through our larynx. Words have real power. God spoke the world into being by the power of His words Hebrews 11:3, and we are in His image in part because of the power we have with words. Words do more than convey information. The power of our words can actually destroy one’s spirit, even stir up hatred and violence. They not only exacerbate wounds but inflict them directly. Of all the creatures on this planet, only man has the ability to communicate through the spoken word. The power to use words is a unique and powerful gift from God.

There is only One who can control the tongue. Only by God’s Spirit living within us can we hope to gain control over our tongues. He convicts us when we sin with our lips, and that conviction drives us to repent and pray for more filling of the Spirit so we can avoid further sin. As we cling to Him and yield to Him in obedience, He controls us more and more, including our tongues.

What is to be done? Being able to say words and communicate thoughts and ideas is a marvelous gift from God. Let’s not misuse this wonderful ability by speaking words that hurt people. While many people have quit smoking or drinking by the power of the human will, the problem of the heart and tongue cannot be solved by human will power. It takes the power of the resurrected Christ within us to control the tongue, and that power is available only to those who turn their lives over to Him. As with so many things in life, “with men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible”. Matthew 19:26

The only way to get rid of the “Power of the Noise “spirit, is repentance: A total U-turn of the heart!

• Begin self-reflection and examination on a daily basis.
• Measure yourself to the life of Christ, not just in holiness and righteousness, but in love, mercy, selflessness, humility, service, and wisdom.
• When you see an opportunity to speak into someone’s life, speak into THEIR life; not defensive about them to everyone else. But in Truth!
• Acknowledge that you cannot read someone’s heart and looks can be deceiving.
• Ask for forgiveness from the people you have wronged.
• Accept correction when reprimanded and apply the truth to your life.
• Be slow to speak and slow to wrath.
• Remember that it’s okay to mess up sometimes as long as you learn and grow.
• Most importantly, have a personal relationship with Jesus every day.

“From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled; with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied. The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit”. Proverbs 18:20-21

God Bless You and This Ministry!

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