1 John 4:1-5

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.

Everyone who calls themselves a Christian is not always a Christian. Just because they wear the implements of the house doesn’t make them a part of the house. Just because someone comes into your house and sits in your chair doesn’t make them a part of your house. Just because someone comes into the Church, doesn’t make them a Christian. Just because a person says they love Jesus, but doesn’t show it, doesn’t mean they are a Christian. People always say I love the “Lord,” or “I Love God,” or “The Spirit of God.” They never mention the name Jesus. He is the One that died for you, not God, not His spirit.

No one can say that they love the Holy Ghost or Jesus when they don’t have a personal relationship. What is a personal relationship? You walk together, you eat together, you cry together, you pray together, when you wake up in the morning you say Jesus, when you get in the car and go somewhere you say “Lord watch over me.” You have to have a relationship with that individual before you can claim to be of that individual. It’s the same thing with Christ. You have to have a relationship with Him before you can call Him your Christ, Lord, friend, confidant, comforter…if you don’t have a relationship, you don’t have the right to call Him your Saviour. So when people go around saying I love Jesus, and their fruit is not good…then you know one thing, they don’t have a personal relationship with Him. If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, and looks like a duck, what is it? A duck. If a person says they’re a Child of God and does everything like the world, then are they a Christian? If you don’t have a relationship with Him, you shouldn’t call…you remember Peter? The Lord looked at Peter and said before the cock crowed twice, you’ll deny Me thrice. Peter walked with Him, prayed with Him, ate with Him, confided in Him, Peter had a relationship with Him and still denied Him. So if Peter had a relationship, and you don’t, who are you? If you forget everything else I say, remember this: you must have a relationship. No relationship, no Jesus. If you are a Child of the King, its how you handle yourself. People know you by your Father’s scent…His clothing…His heart. By your heart being the same as His, people will want to be around you, because they want His heart, but they sometimes go the back way to get His heart. They stand behind Jesus and say “I love You,” rather than face Him head on. This is how they claim they’re a Child of God. They are no different from others that want to be a part of something, but not connected to it. So what did Peter say when the girl kept saying she saw Him with Jesus? He denied Him. It’s important that we realize one thing, that we need to know to build a relationship. You can accept Him, but once you do, you must build a relationship so you can hear His voice. His sheep hear His voice, and a stranger they won’t follow. He wants us to realize that He only hears the voice of His children. If you hear a baby crying, do you go and find out about the child? No, you hope that the child’s parents do.

When you speak something out of your mouth, make sure there is some commitment behind it. Don’t say I’m going to do this, so help me God. You just swore and lied all at once. Before something comes out of your mouth weigh it. Make sure you can fulfill the agreement. Your tongue signs contracts all day long, but never fulfills them. We make a contract with Christ all the time saying “Yes, I will do what You want.” And when He tells us, we say “That will be kind of hard.” He says go and apologize to the person you hurt, and we say “that will be hard.” Why is it so hard? Because we’ve said everything under the sun about that individual, everything but their name. We do these things because we’re guilty. That is why before you say something out of your mouth, make sure you weigh it. A kind word turns away wrath. As Christians, our moto should be weigh it before you say it.

Colossians 4:5-6

Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

Weigh it before you say it as pertains to making an agreement or contract or vow to the Lord.

Ecclesiastes 5: 1-7

Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil. Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words. 

This is an awesome saying. Keep your mouth when you get into the house of God, If you don’t have anything good to say don’t say anything at all. You talk nice to people, and entreat them with love.

Ecclesiastes 5:4

When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed. 

You have to realize one thing, people don’t pay their bills, that is why we have bill collectors. There is no overstretched pay with the Lord, He gives a heavenly discount. If you make a vow to the Lord, you’d better pay it. I’m going to wait to hear from you before I do this. You’d better wait to hear from Him. Most people make vows to the Lord and don’t fulfill them. Then pay up time comes up, and we try to get out of it.

Ecclesiastics 5:6-7

Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands? For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.

Don’t let your mouth make a contract that your behind can’t pay. If you can’t do something, don’t agree to it. Don’t say something you can’t fulfill. Be very cautious with whatever comes out your mouth.