When Everything Is For God! 6-14–26

Welcome to the word for the week. Let’s get straight to the point this week. Colossians 3:17 says “And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him.” As plain as we can put this, it means that everything you say or do should be said or done in the name of Jesus. Now to really put this into perspective you need to remind yourself that it is the same name that every knee will bow to. It is the same name in which we make declarations. It is that same name in which we call things done. It is that same name in which we cast out demons. It is that same name we invoke when we are getting ready to engage in warfare against the enemy. It is in the name of Jesus where there is power from on high. So when we say or do something in the name of Jesus it needs to mean something.

Let’s talk about the uncomfortable truth for a moment. No man can call on Jesus except by the Father. No man can serve two masters. You cannot be for Jesus on one hand and then do things that are opposite of Him on the other. Your life has to be where you are willing to live it in the light. There is no other way. You cannot live in secret lies or have motives that are not of God. If you want to truly walk with Christ then you are going to have let go of your flesh. You are going to have to walk in the spirit and that means walking in honesty. You are going to have to have a life of prayer and then you must believe what you pray. You will have to have a life of separation from those things and people that mean you no good. You are not going to be able to look the other way. You are going to have to willing to face things head on. There is promise in this but you have to count the cost and walk the walk.

Everything you do must be with purpose if it is for God. God does not do things haphazardly and neither can you. You must be deliberate about what you do. You must be about action. That means you must be someone who is willing and able. Caleb told the people that they were both willing and able. Unfortunately, most of them did not believe him and they ended up not walking into the promise land. You have to know that you know God. You have to know that you are willing to do those things He tells you to do. Stalling time is not an option here. This is when you do not have to say a word about where you stand with God. This is where it is obvious to anyone who can see you. Your faith and trust in God is not advertised through what you say. It is heard in what you do. There is a difference between someone who is always about to get started versus someone who immediately says Lord here am I send me. Which one are you?

Everything you say must be with purpose and intent. You speak when you know that faith must be put in the atmosphere. You speak when you know you are speaking in God’s will. You speak when you know God is pouring wisdom out of you to change things around you. You do not speak for the sake of sounding saved. You do not speak for the sake of being loud enough to be heard. You speak when you believe God is going to move. You speak because you believe in the power of God’s word. You speak because you know everything God said He also saw that it was good. You speak life in deathly situations. You speak faith when there is doubt in the room. You speak truth when the lie of the devil is trying to distract people. You speak sound doctrine because you have taken time to study God’s word and you are sure about what He said. You do not speak to make a name for yourself. You do not speak to further your own agenda. When you understand that everything you say in the name of Jesus counts for something you learn to count the cost and choose your words wisely. There’s one simple question this week. What are you going to do in this area of life?

May the Lord continue to bless and keep you in His grace,
Bishop Carlos J. Lennon