Matthew 12:34 – “But you who are known as the Pharisees are rotten to the core like venomous snakes.  How can your words be good if you are rotten within?  For what has been stored up in your hearts will be heard in the overflow of your words!”

As I read, prayed, and pondered the Word of God today, one word echoed in my mind – Overflow.   That began yesterday.  Today, as I read about David at a time, his men considered stoning him, and he encouraged himself in the LORD. (1 Samuel 30:6)

Then I read in Mark 16:15-18, Jesus’ Commission, Promise, and bequeathal of Power. This assignment was monumental and mountainous.   As I read, the Spirit reminded me of the word “Overflow.”  In Matthew 12:34 and Luke 6:45, Jesus said that out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

• Abundance (perisseuma) = abundance, surplus, overflow.
• Heart (kardia) = heart, but not the physical organ.  Rather, the seat of thought or being.

Our words justify and condemn us. Our words are a reflection of who and what we are. Our words are thoughts brought to life and light.   The question is, what is overflowing in our hearts? What is the surplus in our hearts?

To fulfill our assignment, we must become saturated with Jesus and His Spirit.  Out of that surplus (the uncontainable deposit in us), we speak and act.  It’s time to examine the overflow!  Are we fulfilling our assignment?  If not, could it be that we are not saturated to the point that we overflow? What is most important in life?  That’s what we are filled with!

Lord, help us to seek You above everything! Help us to become crammed full of You and Your Spirit. Help us to overflow with You! We overflow with something; let it be You!

May the Overflow of our hearts reflect Jesus!