Wednesday, October 20, 2010

The Word is Near You

Romans 10:8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim)…

The Word is near you
            In your mouth
                        In your heart
The word is near you in your mouth
            In your mouth?
                        In YOUR mouth?
Yes, in your mouth, the mouth that spits, chews, the mouth that bites, consumes
                        In YOUR mouth?
The mouth that gossips, curses, swears, lies, THAT mouth?
            Yes, the word is near you, in your mouth
Ezekiel, Ezekiel, eat this scroll
                                    Eat this scroll and tell me what you taste.
Is it hate, spite, bitterness, intolerance?
            No, the word is in my mouth and it tastes sweeter than honey
The Word is Jesus, in your mouth and
            He
                        Must
                                    Be
                                                There.
He is there among the gossip, venom, spit and anger.
            It is the Word that is there to forgive, to love, to change
He is there because he has to be…
            He is there to be Confessed, Consumed and to Save

The Word is near you
            In your mouth
                        In your heart
The Word is near you in your heart.
            In your heart?
                        In YOUR heart?
You know the darkness in your heart
            You know the evil that lurks in the depths of your heart
                        You know what is in the deep places that no one knows
The word is in your heart?
            From out of the heart comes all manner of evil things
                        Lust, greed, hate, pride, darkness, bitterness, envy
The word is near you, in your heart
            He
                        Has
                                    To
                                                Be.
The Word is Jesus and he has to be in the midst of the filth
            In the midst of the darkness and the sin
If he’s not there, there’s no hope
                                                No hope
The Lord, The Word, Jesus is in your heart
            The heart that is the holder of faith
                        The faith that rescues
                                    The word that cleanses
The Word in your heart, Jesus
            Is life everlasting

The Word is near you
            Jesus is near you
                        He is in your mouth
                                    He is in your heart.

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