Mean What You Say

But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No.' For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.

How simple the principles are which Jesus gives to guide us in loving our neighbors. For example, if our words can't be trusted, why would anyone listen to us. Yet, if we mean what we say we can't go wrong. This is true whether we are talking with our friends, negotiating a business deal, or swearing an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution.

Christendom in the 21st century needs to be characterized by believers who display a genuine integrity in word and deed. In a post-modern era our neighbors may be confused about the nature of truth, but they can still figure out when a guy is a phoney and when he is serious about following Christ.

Mean what you say. That's one good place to start manifesting the reality of Christ's rule in this world. If we do that then our families, churches, schools, businesses, and even our political institutions will follow.