St Matthew, Chapter 13, verse: 16, The Blessed.

Our paragraph topic is:  (The disciples ask why He speaks in parables) Part 5. 

Oh, what a joy it is for those who know, for they are blessed.  Oh, what happiness it is for those who have, for they are blessed.  Oh, what peace it is for those who see, for they are loved.  For these are the ones who have been called by God to carry the message of the kingdom of heaven.  For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son to redeem mankind.  And such a great love it is that one would die for.  But many do not see.  Many do not hear.  Many are blinded by the glitter of the world.  Many are caught up in the tragedy of life that they do not know that life is not of this world but of a heavenly kingdom.

Christ is saddened by what he sees.  He is concerned by what they do.  He is understanding of who they are.  But they do not understand.  He reaches a hand out to help them but they do not receive it.  He provides words of life but they do not drink them.  He gives justification from the curse but they do not want it.  They are lost and led by the evil one.  They are blinded and told they see.  They are deaf and can only hear those words of the devil and the calling of the world. The prophecy is fulfilled and made known.  They did not hear.  They did not see.  They did not open their hearts to let him in because the evil one held them fast.  

Christ tells his disciples,  blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears for they hear.   The riches of the wonders that their eyes beheld, they knew not completely until they received the Holy Spirit.  Then, they truely knew of the glory of Christ.  Their eyes beheld and they knew the wonders that he performed and were able to see them.  Their ears heard his words and they were able to perceive them in their hearts.  But it was not until they received the Holy Spirit that they knew without a doubt that he was the Son of the one true God.  And within themselves they were able to perceive their true nature and their true identity.  No longer did they suffer the wonders of this life.  No longer did they seek the riches of this world.  For they had already receive the riches of the kingdom of heaven and nothing could turn them from their reward.  Nothing could turn them from the gift.  

We, each of us, are given a gift, today.  The gift of sight, the gift of sound, the gift of the heart, must be received in order for it to be given.  One must seek it.  One must desire it.  One must know within, that this is the desire of one's heart.  Otherwise the gift is not accepted.  The gift is not received completely.  Otherwise, the gift is wasted and will not produce fruit.  Some will produce 30% of the time and 70% of the time they will be lost in the world.  Some will produce 60% of the time and the other 40% will be available for the evil one to capture.  Then there are those who truely accept the gift and receive it 100% of the time and produce fruit all the time.  Blessed are they who have fruit to feed those that are hungry, the fruit of peace, the fruit of love, the fruit of hope, the fruit of humility.  These are the gifts that come from the original giver and are grown in us through our seed.  The Holy Spirit will cultivate you.  The Holy Spirit will water you.  The Holy Spirit will provide sun for you.  Why do you not receive Him? 

St Matthew, Chapter 12, verse: 36 - 37, Thy words: Justification or Condemnation.

Our paragraph topic is:  (Blasphemy against the Spirit not forgiven)
Part 6.  

The abundance of the heart.  Such a small physical organ with such a large weight towards judgment.  Christ spoke the mystery to the Pharisees.  He spoke the mystery to the demons that possessed the Pharisees for they knew that the heart was the prize.  For with the possession of the heart the soul is won.  With the invasion of darkness into the heart the mind follows the passions expressed in the heart.  With the possession of the heart the man is branded and becomes a soldier of evil.  Evil becomes him.  He seek evil to perform.  Evil is his sport.  Evil is his design.  Evil is his message and he seeks others to recruit to evil.  Together they will perform the mission of the evil one.

The next organ is the mouth.  For from the heart the mouth speaks.  From the heart through the mouth, evil comes forth.  From the heart through the mouth, converts are made.  And from the heart through the mouth, the evil whispered in the mind is spoken into reality, evil is born.  So Christ tells his disciples, the Pharisees, and even as a message to the readers of today that every idle word that comes forth from the mouth will be judged.   He says, "But I tell you, that of every idle word men speak, they shall give account on the day of judgment."   

Pharisees be warned, he says.  For you have brought the curse upon yourselves and your mind now conjures up idle words to speak.  Be careful what idle words you speak.  Be careful of what words are spoken.  Be careful that you do not speak against yourself, for your words will be your judge and your jury on the day of judgment.  Thoughts can be changed.  Ideas can be created.  Beliefs can take hold.  But words spoken, are written forever into time immemorial and cannot be changed.  For they speak through the mouth and come from the treasure of the heart.   Words spoken tell of the spirit of the person which is in the heart.   And Christ tells them the reason for caution in their spoken words.  He says,  "For by thy words thou wilt be justified, and by thy words thou wilt be condemned."  

And so we know about the words that we speak.  The mystery is revealed.  The truth has been spoken.  Out of the mouth the comes the abundance of the true nature of the heart.  Curse not.  Swear not.  Express anger not.  Lust not.  Condemn not.  For with what we speak out of the mouth, we will be judged by it.  We may condemn ourselves or we may justify ourselves.  Did you justify yourself today or did you condemn yourself?  Did you speak from your abundance of light in your heart or did you speak from your abundance of darkness, today?  Take account of what you speak daily.  For daily we fill our cups with the wrath of God by our own words.  Justify yourself.  Fill your heart with the words of your saviour and you will be able to speak his words of justice.  By doing so you will justify yourself.  Let his words become you.  If they do not become you, the test will prove the true nature of your heart.  Become one with him and he will be in you, he will be your treasure!