TAKE HEART? TAKE HEED? PAY ATTENTION, MY FRIEND…
By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com
***WATCH OUT YOUR CAN GRUMBLE, COMPLAIN, MURMUR AND HURT YOURSELF AND KILL YOUR RELATIONSHIPS…
*** Grumble: to complain quietly about something or someone. To talk in an un unhappy way. To mutter discontent.
***MURMUR: A half suppressed, muttered complaint, gripe, complain, whine, fume, quarrel...
Psalm 106:25 But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD.
Psalm 106:25 (NIV) hey grumbled in their tents and did not obey the LORD.
Psalm 106:25 (MSG) They found fault with the life they had and turned a deaf ear to GOD's voice.
LISTEN:
**TO TAKE HEART: IDIOM, hard to understand if we get the meaning by individual words, TO TAKE SERIOUSLY, to ruminate, mediate, internalize,
** TAKE HEED: focus, pay attention, take notice, listen to warnings, to take note of,
***Take heed is an old phrase that means listen closely and follow the directions.
TAKE HEED TO MY INSTRUCTIONS LITTLE BOY, said the old man. My portion will only work for the one who wears the ring.
Matthew 5:23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; 24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
Recently we discussed TOMB STONES.
A catchy commercial ask: WHAT DO YOU WANT ON YOUR TOMB STONE? This was a pizza commercial about how do you like your pizza.
We discussed your name will be on the tombstone, your date of birth and your date id death. While those dates are important … we must realize that the real issue is the DASH between your birth and your death. WHAT DID YOU DO WITH YOUR DASH? How will you be remembered? Sweet, giving, loving, caring? Mean, temper, sharp tongue, hurting?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR DASH? CAN WE CHANGE?
DO WE TEND TO TAKE HEED OR DO WE TEND TO IGNORE …
The doctor says: Smoking will harm you? The salt will catch up with your blood pressure?
Lose that weight? Diet drinks can harm you?
Your attitudes and words will scar and lead to D-I-V-O-R-C-E?
COSTLY MISTAKES CAN OCCUR BY IGNORING THE WARNING SIGNS?
Several times recently I was driving my BUG (VW) and my RED TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON… After a minute a beep, beep, beep started. I pulled over and purchased a gallon of antifreeze. That seemed to cure the problem? Some days later the RED TEMPERATURE LIGHT was on again. I added more antifreeze? A few days later the same problem but only worse.
I had a friend that drove their car with the TEMPERATURE LIGHT on and they warped the head. They spent several hundreds of dollars and had a NEW HEAD GASKET put on the engine. That was only a temporary fix. The mechanic told them that driving with the engine hot not only WARPED THE HEAD GASKET, it often cracked the head and that they would have to REPLACE THE ENGINE. ALL THIS BECAUSE THEY IGNORED THE WARNING RED LIGHT AND THE TEMPERATURE GAGE.
I KNEW BETTER THAN IGNORING THE RED TEMPERATURE LIGHT --- I PULLED OVER AND LET THE ENGINE COOL AND I PRAYED. Not only did I know I had something wrong, but I HAD TO PUT THE BUG IN BETTER HANDS THAN MINE. A friend recommended a RADIATOR … after the engine cooled and I added more coolant, I drove a few blocks and discussed it with the mechanic. I LEFT IT THERE AND WALKED A FEW MILES AND MEET MY WIFE.
The mechanic replace a fan? Still over heated, THE RED LIGHT! He replaced the MODULATOR, still over heated. After 2 weeks he told me it was electrical not mechanical issues. I took the BUG to a friend’s house, he read and studied about my problem and HE REPLACED A $3.00 FUSE and the problem was corrected.
I AM THANKFUL FOR THE RED TEMPERATURE LIGHT AND THE BEEP, BEEP, BEEP THAT INFORMED ME I HAD A OVERHEATING PROBLEM. I knew better than driving with the engine overheating.
OUR SOCIETY AND I FEAR, THE CHURCH FORGETS HOW IMPORTANT THE WARNINGS AND TAKE HEEDS ARE…
THERE ARE RED FLAGS ALL AROUND US… RED FLAGS--- CAN WE SEE?
GRADUALNESS? SPIRITUAL EROSION? TAKE HEED TO SPIRITUAL ISSUES? WILL WE TAKE HEED OF THE WARNINGS RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR EYES?
Preacher Noah was the laughing stock of his day. The newspapers wrote of a crazy preacher and how foolish his message was.
IT IS GOING TO RAIN? What is rain? RAIN IS WATER FALLING FROM THE SKY?
It has never rained before? Water comes up from the ground?
Matthew 24:37 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that NoAH entered into the ark.
I believe Noah and his 3 sons worked all day and I believe the Preacher cried going to sleep…
No one will listen to his message?
Why build a boat in the middle of dry land?
TAKE HEED, THE RED FLAG --- THE RED WARNING LIGHT IS SPEAKING…
YOU BETTER WATCH WHAT YOU SAY ABOUT YOUR FAMILY. GOD WARNS A FATHER IN LAW: TAKE HEED YOU BETTER NOT HURT MY MAN, JACOB … JACOB WILL CHANGE TO ISRAEL PRINCE WITH GOD….
Genesis 31:24 And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
SO MANY PEOPLE ARE TAKING HEED OF EVERYONE ELSE…
THIS IS A SATANIC TRAP…
Deuteronomy 4:9 Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;
LET US GROW BUT AND UNDERSTAND WHAT ENTICE MEANS?
*** Entice means to attract by offering something that is appealing… or interesting…
ENTICE
James 1:14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
***ENTICED IS TO USE BAIT IN A SKILLFUL WAY, LIKE PUTTING A WORM ON A HOOK, TO HIDE THE INTENTIONS OF THE HOOK. The worm is the attraction that can be seen… A fish is less likely to swim to a hook than it is to swim toward the worm hiding on the hook.
THE OLD PREACHER IS NEARING THE END OF HIS MINISTRY, HIS DASH WILL SOON BE OVER…
THE OLD PREACHER HAS SEEN SO MUCH HAPPEN IN HIS WALK WITH JESUS…
PAUL IS CONCERNED WITH WHAT HE SEES--- HE SOUND THE ALARM… TAKE HEED…
1 Corinthians 10:12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
Spiritual issues are hidden like a worm hiding the hook…
ALL I WANT IS TO BE HAPPY --- set the hook?
I am immune to this…
They failed, but never me? We watch other people and judge the splinter in their eyes? 2x4?
TAKE HEED TO WHAT YOU LISTEN TO… BASIC GARBAGE IN? BASIC GARBAGE OUT…
The little kid song: Watch your ears, watch your ears, what they hear? Watch your ears, watch your ears what they hear, FOR THE FATHER UP ABOVE IS LOVING DOWN WITH TENDER LOVE
Mark 4:24 And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.
LOINS OF YOUR MIND? EARS?
1 Peter 1:13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU ALLOW INTO YOUR SPIRIT?
Your ears and negative garbage breed depression and discouragement.
HAVE YOU FEEL LIKE SOMEONE WAS FOLLOWING YOU? OR SOMETHING WAS THERE?
Well, let me tell you: IS FOLLOWING YOU…
Psalm 23:6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
GOODNESS and MERCY are following you…
Get in church and stay there.
WE MUST BE CAREFUL TO LEARN TO MOVE IN GOODNESS AND MERCY AND TO TAKE HEED TO WHAT GOD’S SPIIRIT IS TRYING TO TELL US…
GOD HAS A PLAN, HE DESIRES US TO LISTEN, TAKE HEED, FOCUS AND PAY ATTENTION…
2 Chronicles 16:9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
CONCLUSION: MIRACLES CAN HAPPEN WHEN WE TAKE HEED… PAY ATTENTION, MY CHILD. FOCUS ON THE ETERNAL.
GET UP… EXPECT TO RECEIVE…
Acts 3:3 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms. 4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. 5 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them. 6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
His servant, Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com
