Proverbs 27:19 “As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart.”
Luke 6:45 “A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.”
I remember when I was a young child one of my cousins from my parents’ generation visited us a few times. He struggled with alcohol and heroin addiction. Still, he was a jolly, friendly and affectionate man. My parents loved him and enjoyed his company. He was a short man with a slight build. But oh his personality was big. I remember that he had, upon our first meeting, shocked me. Not by anything he did, but by his appearance. Though he was approximately my parent’s age he looked older by maybe a decade or two. I remember my parents speaking fondly of him but lamenting that his life of addictions had “aged him” beyond his years. Over fifty-five years later I have seen many who have lived a rough life and that rough life has always prematurely aged them. So sad.
Be assured what you do can be seen by who you are. It is as the saying goes “Stealing does not make a man a thief, a man steals because he is a thief.” Getting angry and then hurting is not because of the other person, but because of what is within us. What we do is because of what is in our hearts. I often see what is in a person’s heart. It flashes in their eyes.
Galatians 6:7 “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.” A person who does evil, who lives evil without repentance, shall not escape the ramifications of their deeds. We may not see their punishment, but eternity looms within the next breath. One who lives in rebellion to the ways of God will find that their evil is a living legacy that forever follow them. (Numbers 32:23)
Thank you Jesus for providing the escape clause. The escape clause has conditions that all, should they so desire, are able to fulfill. The most important condition is to call on the name of the Lord Jesus to be saved. (Acts 2:21) Romans 10:9-10 “ If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.” All who live in faith in the person and works of Jesus, and love Him, are saved from their sins. What about repentance? If we truly love Him, the Lord will sanctify our lives. The Good News is that salvation is available to all. If anyone has not repented, please do so right now, your peace with God is next to you to receive.
Remember that the life you live is not hidden, God sees it all. (Hebrews 4:13) And likely, your family and friends see the life you live. It shows on your face and certainly in your eyes through which your soul can be seen. (Matthew 6:22-23) Come to Jesus today, make peace with Him by your faith in Him. The benefits of loving Him are known only to those who do. Know Jesus, know peace! Love and peace with God to all. Praise God!
Psalm 150:6 – Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!
Micah 7:7 – But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will Hear me.
Micah 6:8 – He has shown you, Oh man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you, but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
Numbers 6:24-26 The Lord bless you and keep you; 25 The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you; 26 The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.