Orfices

ORIFICES

One would not be able to not notice a small boy sitting on a bridge overlooking a brook filled with small fish. Swinging his feet rhythmically back and forth, he poked restlessly with his finger attempting to dislodge a reluctant “bugger” from his nostril. His mind was focused more on the fish below. They would take some effort to obtain. The nose picking was easy. The sun warm and a gentle breeze caressed his golden locks of too long hair. He was contend to just sit, look and pick. He was a child well protected. So intent was he on the fish that when Spot nudged him with his cold nose he reacted with a leap off the bridge into the cold, knee deep mountain water. Drenched and shivering he looked up and discovered spot. Spot stood with tail wagging happily back at his friend. Anger began to swell within him. The bugger was forgotten. The fish had hidden beneath rocks. Stiffly climbing the bank he entered the road and, robot like, waddled home. He wold have a tough time explaining this to his parents. They had forbidden his playing in the water. Colossians 3: 20 “Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.” As a child I was taught a little saying “See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil” pictured by three little monkeys with hands one over the eyes, one over the ears and one with hands over the mouth. A very good illustration of how we control what we see, hear and speak. This little boy was disobedient and suffered the consequences. Proverbs 18:21 “Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”

The boy picked at his nose, an orifice often filled with a sticky discharge that carries germs. Irritated sinus cause the production of the slime as does the cold virus. He had been instructed to avoid picking his nose. Satan had encouraged him, no one would ever know. Certainly when the devil had him nudged into the stream, it would appear that he had committed a larger offense. Satan had distracted him.

There are a few orifices in the body where the devil can deposit imps and distract us from obedience to God’s wishes. No doubt, the mouth is the most suitable for evil to linger and spring forth at the least prodding spilling out offensive language such as threats, blasphemies, character assignations and many more unacceptable attacks against God’s goodness.

The ear orifice is constantly open and straining to hear a piece of gossip to feed the tongue. God has warned against such practices. Proverbs 21:23 “Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles. James 1:26 “If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion [is] vain. James 3:8 “But the tongue can no man tame; [it is] an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.” In the flesh it is impossible for a person to control devil initiated tongue thrusts that offend. It requires a righteous heart and the Holy Spirit to dampen a tongue heated by Satan.

Matthew 15: 16 “And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding? 17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? 18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. 19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: 20 These are the things which defile a man: (Ephesians 4:29) “Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.”

1 Peter 3:10 “For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:”

Philippians 4:8 “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” Know God, know peace. Amen. 03-11-2020 BLL