TITLE: Heart Exam
SCRIPTURE:
Proverbs 27:19, As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man.
OBSERVATIONS: I recall hiking around our local Todd Lake in the summer of last year on a beautiful sunny day. The air was still and the water was like glass. From the northern side of the lake, near the large meadow, I could easily see the reflection of Mt. Bachelor in the water, radiant in all its majestic beauty, with snow covering portions of its mountainside. In this verse Solomon used water as an analogy to illustrate how we can see the kind of person we are by simply taking a truthful look into our heart. Jesus, during his Sermon on the Mount, spoke of a similar thing when he affirmed in Matthew 6:21, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
APPLICATION: The condition of your heart speaks volumes about your character, what kind of person you are. And your heart’s condition can easily be determined by looking at what you place value on. What are the three most important things in your life? Those things that you spend the most money, time, and interest on? Now in what way do these things shape your heart and character? Is God pleased and glorified by these changes in your life? These are good questions to ask ourselves periodically.
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, help me to take an honest look at my heart’s condition from time to time, and to determine when my interests, values, and passion needs to be realigned to be in harmony with your will. Give me the strength and fortitude to make those changes in my life, for your glory alone.
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