Lying Lips
“So I said: “Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, The LORD of hosts.””
Isaiah 6:5 NKJV
http://bible.com/114/isa.6.5.nkjv
Ability to declare the word of God without the auction to demonstrate the way of God cannot offer less than hypocritical lifestyles. The lack of capacity to deliver burden will often promote make belief gestures without the expected transformation of life. Isaiah had preached the gospel of salvation and separation from worldliness prior to his appearance before the King of transformation. Unfortunately, the lifestyle of his audience appears to have more influence on the motives of the prophet better than the expected change in the people through the message. Even when the tongue appeared to be carefully cultured, the silent declaration of the lips speaks volume of uncleanliness. The experience of Isaiah in God’s presence shows that every minister of the gospel message without the life and power of the message cannot offer less than the abilities of lying lips. Unlike in the days of Isaiah’s boring and barren messages, lifeless words are now presented with colourful stories and motivational speeches in order to attract consistent audiences. However, the expected change of corrupt lifestyle is not possible without the transformational change of lives. And a preacher that see the need for change in the audience must always embrace consistent change in God’s presence before his appearance before the people. Otherwise, lifeless tongues must be carefully cultured for unclean lips, producing the consistent dividend from lying lips.
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