Revival Conference 2007 - Keith Daniel - Part 5

The Holy Ghost can use even music, but the devil will destroy anything you would ever know but through work with Jesus Christ, through music. If it's not, if it's even got a Christian mark, you're finished, as far as the plan to work with God. When a Christian continually fails God, when a Christian continually fails God, firstly, with his eyes, with his eyes. Secondly, with his thoughts, with his thoughts. And thirdly, with his lips. When a Christian continually fails God, continually fails God, continually fails God with his lips. When does a Christian fail God with his lips according to this book? When does a Christian fail God with his lips, according to this book? Firstly, with lies. Lies. Lies! Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. God said to his people, not to the unsafe. Exodus 20, verse 16. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. And hypocrite, and hypocrite with his mouth, destroyeth his neighbor. Destroyeth his neighbor. Proverbs 12, verse 9. The tongue. The tongue is an unruly evil full of deadly poison. God says, James 3, verse 9. Lying lips. Lying lips are abomination to the Lord. Proverbs 12, verse 22. Do you believe that as you lie? Abomination! God says about you, what you do. Abomination! Or does God play with words that you don't need to tremble about? Lying lips are abomination to the Lord. Proverbs 12, verse 22. But these lips can lie in other evil ways, Christian. These lips can lie in other evil ways, Christian. These lips can lie in prayer. For a man's prayers are not meant for God, but to impress others. His words, his words rise to heaven as a stance of evil hypocrisy. When a man's prayers are not meant for God, but to impress others, his words rise to heaven as a stance of evil hypocrisy. Jesus Christ condemns man. In Matthew 23, verse 14, Christ condemns those who for a pretense make long prayers. Who for a pretense make long prayers. In Matthew 6, verse 5, Jesus warns us, When thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are. Do you know what that word means now? The original usage of the Greek word hypocrite was an actor on a stage. Now Jesus knew that when he said these terrifying words. When thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are. Thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the quarters of the street that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward. They have their reward. What reward? No doubt there is nothing from God. There is not. Nothing from God. There is no reward from heaven to such a man. Christ is talking of what they want. They want to impress men. And men are so gullible. You've just got to pray loud and long. And they think it's spiritual. So they have what they want. It's the only reward they'll ever get. They impress men. They have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest. When thou prayest, enter into thy closet. The most private place you can find in your circumstance of life. And when thou has shut thy door. When thou has shut thy door to the eyes and the ears of men. Not for the eyes and the ears of men. Be careful when you shut that door. For whose eyes you're shutting it. At four o'clock in the morning. Be careful. This separates the hypocrites from that which has any ounce of reality in Christ's sight. More than anything else in Christianity. When thou has shut thy door. Pray to thy father which is in secret. Which is in secret. And thy father which seeth in secret. Shall reward thee openly. If you are not faithful in your prayer life. When no one is watching. Your public prayers are evil. But the critical lies. Can I repeat that? If you are not faithful in your prayer life. When no one is watching. Your public prayers are evil. Hypocritical lies. When a Christian. Continually, continually fails God with his lips. With lies. Firstly with lies. Secondly. Secondly. With blasphemy. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. For the Lord will not hold him guiltless. Will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. Exodus 20 verse 7. Neither shalt thou profane the name of the Lord thy God. Leviticus 19 verse 12. Christian. Don't ever use God's name irreverently. Don't ever use the name of Jesus. God's name. Don't ever use God's name irreverently. Or as a swear word. Or curse word. In exasperation or anger. When a Christian continually fails God with his lips. Firstly with lies. Secondly. With blasphemy. Thirdly. By making oaths. By making oaths. To try and add credibility to what he's saying. In Matthew 5 verse 33. Jesus said. Again we have heard. That it hath been said by them of old times. Thou shalt not persuade thyself. But shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths. But I say unto you. Swear not at all. Neither by heaven. For it is God's throne. Nor by the earth. For it is his footstool. Neither by Jerusalem. For it. It is the city of the great king. It is the city of the great king. Neither shalt thou swear by thine head. By thy head. Because thou canst not make one hair white or black. But let your communication be yea. Yea. Nay. Nay. Yes or no. For whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. For whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. In James chapter 5 verse 12. We read. But above all things my brethren. Above all things my brethren. Swear not. Neither by heaven. Neither by the earth. Neither by any other oath. Let your yea be yea and your nay nay. Lest ye fall into condemnation. It is an insult to Christ's name. If a Christian is required to say anything more than yes or no to be believed. It is an insult to Christ's name. If a Christian is required to say anything more than yes or no to be believed. When a Christian continually fails God. Continually fails God with his lips. With his lips. Firstly with lies. Secondly with blasphemy. Thirdly by making all awfully. By using coarse filthy language. A Christian. By using coarse filthy language. Put off all filthy communication out of your mouth. Colossians 3 verse 8. Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth. Ephesians 4 verse 29.