John The Baptist is fussing at the Hebrews at the Jordon River:
8 "You must prove your repentance by a changed life." Matthew 3:8:
John had to know some how that these men had been trying to con him.
9" And don’t presume you can get away with merely saying to yourselves, ‘But we’re Abraham’s descendants!’ For I tell you, God can awaken these stones to become sons of Abraham!" Matthew 3:9:
Has God in His Word ever made people out of stone material? Yes, God made Adam and Eve out of earthen material. John went on describing end times to the snake people. What would happen to them if they didn't go get a life in God's truth that they study every day but do not practice.
10 "The axe is now ready to cut down the trees at their very roots. Every fruitless, rotten tree will be chopped down and thrown into the fire." Matthew 3:10:
11 "Those who repent I baptize with water, but there is coming a man after me who is more powerful than I. In fact, I’m not even worthy enough to pick up his sandals. He will submerge you into union with the Spirit of Holiness and with a raging fire!" Matthew 3:11:
We who have believed that Jesus is real, Who He is from God, His only Son, that He is a forgiving Lord, and would send us His Holy Spirit to teach us all truths, and help us to pray. We can pray by The Spirit, and can pray by Him giving us understanding in our known language we speak. Once I was in China helping a group out with the underground ministries. In this ministries they provide lodging for different churches that come to help. There was a Swedish family assigned to my dorm, and their daughter had to go to the bathroom but it was dark, so she stood by my bed and in her native tongue ask me where it was. I had been in a deep sleep, but I heard in my native language, "where is the bathroom please?" I jumped out of the bed and lead her to it, and turned the light on. She smiled and kept talking in her language. The Holy Spirit gave me the interpretation in my language to help her and so I could meet that need. He is doing the same in diver ways to let us know He wants a relationship that has life in our faces, everyday enter-actions with others, and in our work areas.
Body language can tell on you, but the Holy Spirit can tell people your heart, for only He knows and try's the reigns of our hearts. I tell myself this because I have a big mouth, watch your words, for what comes out of the mouth, the heart is talking!
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