What comes out is what counts

Ever use a vending machine, especially a drink machine, and not get exactly what you thought your were going to get? You put your money in, more of it lately, and you press the button for a Dr. Pepper. Now, what you expect to drop down into the little trough is a Dr. Pepper. However, on occasions, what drops out is something completely different.

Now, you put the right thing in, money. You used the proper technique - insert money, make selection. You did everything you could do to make the machine work according to your wishes, yet, you still didn't get what you thought you would.

Today's word is from Matthew 15:11, NIV, where JESUS said, "What goes into someone's mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them."

While the above example may not seem to be appropriate, just bear with me. You see, GOD gives us everything we need. He feeds us with His word, with songs, with the words of others, with our prayer time - He gives us everything we need to get out of us what we need. However, sometimes, what comes out is completely different than what is expected.

Now, it never surprises GOD; He knows everything. But, I wonder if He doesn't sometime sit there and say, "Now, that was not what I pressed." It's what comes out that counts.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T