Yes or No!

Matthew 5: 37

³⁷ “Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil.”

My Father was good friends of a successful trial attorney.

He always told my Dad, that the best witness on the witness stand was a farmer.

In usual fashion, a farmer would only answer questions asked, with one of two simple words… “Yup”…  or “Nope”.

He also told my Dad that the worse witness on the witness stand was a Preacher or a Teacher, because they love to hear themselves talk.

Sometimes, the less said, the better…Amen?

This verse calls us to live our life with character.

We should all live and practice the truth, that just by saying, “yes”, or “no”, we would all be taken at our word.

Is that the way you live?

If our reason for a situation is, “yes”, we would give people no reason to believe that we would ever lie to them.

Is your word enough for people to bank on? How about your handshake, does that mean anything, anymore?

Believe it or not, some of the biggest deals ever made in this country, were made in honest ways, and without contracts.

If we have character that’s above reproach, there would be no reason for anyone to question our honesty.

Do people think your honest? Does anyone have any reason to doubt your word?

By being “yes”, or “no” men and women, we actually bring honor to God…