Catchy Phrases
We live in a time when a catchy phrase is held to be on par with an anointed word. Social media addictions have heralded the advent of phrasing at a level unlike any other time in history.
The phrase does not have to concur with God’s wisdom as long as it is catchy. If it is catchy, it can promote stupidity, and no one seems to care.
It reminds me of the music show American Bandstand when I was young. Dick Clark would ask the audience what they thought about a song, and the usual response was, “We like it; it has groove, and you can dance to it.” No one cared about what the song was saying so long as it had a groove and you could dance to it.
How about this phrase? “Well, ya know, God helps those who help themselves.” There’s nothing Biblical about that saying, yet to this day, many use it. The real truth is that “God helps those who cannot help themselves.”
Ephesians 2:11 Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh—who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands— 12 that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
There was a time when we were without hope and without God, and there was nothing we could have done about it on our own to remedy it. God had to act on our behalf and send His only begotten Son, Jesus.
Even the mustard seed of faith required to make us new creations was and is a gift from God. It’s not like we were that much smarter and more adept than the rest of the human race; therefore, we knew on our own to choose God.
God, in His great mercy, rescued us at just the right time by drawing us to His Son.
John 6:44 No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.
Then Jesus revealed the Father to us. We did not know the Father existed until Jesus revealed Him to us.
Luke 10:22 All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.”
Jesus did not need one-liners to prove His word-handling skills or impress others with catchy phrases. Jesus spoke the truth and was purposeful with each phrase He spoke to convey the truth.
I am not saying simple phrases are evil. I am just saying that even though they may be catchy, it doesn’t mean they’re anointed and accurate. We need to be discerning in such matters.
It is now more important than ever that we feed our minds with good things concerning God and His purpose for our lives. I encourage you not to be distracted by the latest catchy phrase. Think about it before you share it with others. It just might be a trigger towards wrong thinking that does no one any real good. Instead, consider letting His word wash your mind and feed your spirit. It will do you far better, even if it isn’t a catchy phrase that He speaks to you.
