Abraham Lincoln is credited with saying,

It is better to keep silent and thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

I like that. Have you ever wondered why someone says what he does or thinks the way she thinks? When words fly out of the mouth and they turn and say, “I’m sorry. That’s not really me.” You want to look at them and say, “Oh yes you are!

Polluting the air is quite commonplace these days. And I’m not talking about the air pollution the EPA would be all up in arms about. We do a great job of polluting the air in other ways. I did some research for Sunday’s sermon on Covenant Eyes. Take a  gander at these statistics:

• In America alone revenue for the sex-related industry is estimated at $13 billion.
• Internet porn is a $3 billion a year business.
• 50% of all Christian men and 205 of all Christian women say they are addicted to porn.

For more stats, go here.

The sad part of this is while our concern for cleaning up the air we breathe is a good thing, cleaning up the airwaves is not on many radars.

Anyway, all that to introduce Matthew 15:10-19 and Proverbs 4:23-27. Basically, Jesus is telling us what is in our hearts will come out of our mouths. Ugly hearts=ugly words. Live with hate=words of hate. Live with jealousy=words of jealousy.

Heart pollution. The subject for Sunday’s message. I would appreciate your prayers. Thanks.