Words do count. Mark 11:24. “Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” TWO MEN WITH A MISSION: “Loose him and bring him hither.” Who would think the Lord would use an untried donkey? Yet even the most useless creature in the sight of men has value in the sight of God. All it had ever done before was to take and never give. But the first act of usefulness was for the King of kings. The first useful act of my life was when I was loosed by men with a mission and brought to the Savior.
A MUTITUDE WITH A MANTRA: “Hosanna, blessed is He that cometh…” It’s a funny thing about a crowd. In spite of ourselves, we can get caught up in words that sound good, but we are just repeating what someone else said. “Buzz words” that come and go in a short period of time or for some special occasion, are generally not sincere words. It must’ve sounded wonderful and it impacted some people in one way or another, but it didn’t last. Words that are copied are not usually thoughts from the heart.
THE MASTER AND A FRUITLESS TREE: “No man eat fruit of thee…forever.” To some who don’t think much, it might have sounded peevish. But when the Master-Owner-Creator-Sustainer of a tree is looking for fruit, He has a right to expect something from it. It was His possession and was created to bear fruit. When anything of God’s creation, be it a tree or a man, does not produce fruit for His glory, He has full right to deal with it as He sees fit.
THE LORD AND FAITHLESS MEN: “My house… ye have made it a den of thieves.” To desecrate anything holy is a personal affront to God. He is the Holy One whom seraphim fear with extreme reverence. For mere men to question God and, by actions, call into question His very being is rank and obvious unbelief. His House, His Word, His name, and His works all bear testimony as to who He is and why we should follow Him without reservation.