"Part Time Lover" Part 1

The bible says in Matthew 15 that its not what goes into a man's mouth, but that which comes out that defiles him. This is an interesting scripture to me because it is often only read in terms of food. While it is true that food was a reference point, so were words. We defile ourselves by the empty words that we spit at God. We say: Lord I love you. Lord I place no one above you. I say yes to your will Lord. Yes. There's nobody greater than you. I will lay down my life for the word. My life is not my own to you I belong.   All of these are words that we've uttered in prayers and in song. All of these are words that feel good and sound good. They are also nothing more than the pillow talk of an uncommitted lover. All of these are beautiful words that have defiled us. Too often when we say them what we truly mean is: Lord I love you because of what you do for me. Lord I place no one above you unless my man calls and he needs me...you know he don't like it if I keep him waiting. I say yes to your will Lord now let me tell you how I need my life to go so you and I can be on the same page. There's nobody greater than you Lord so I know you gone bless me with the house, husband, and kids that I want. I will lay down my life for the word, but I can't go up on my job talking bout the bible and all that Jesus stuff. Boss man don't play like that. And my all time personal favorite.  My life is not my own to you I belong....oh Jesus, yes baby its all yours. Mmm you got to be the one I aint never had it like this.   What type of foolishness is this? What have we become when our words, what could be our love letters to God are turned into trifling missives that destroy us because they lack sincerity and a fundamental reverence for God? We are defiled because of what comes out of us. We are defiled because of what comes out of us? Shouldn't that fact direct us to spend more time allowing God to pour into us so that what comes out of us sounds truly like a melody to His ear? To sing melodies and stop defiling ourselves with half truths we must feast daily on the word allowing it to be breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We must sit with it and allow it to digest properly before exercising our lips. In doing this we will avoid the pain that comes from working out too soon after eating or in this case we will avoid defiling ourselves by spitting up our words all over a spotless God. I hope you ate well.   C.Brooks for Sunday Morning Breakfast 11/15/12