As a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the real person. —Proverbs 27:19 Some of the most beautiful pictures come from reflections in the water. Water gives the picture a mirror image. According to the verse above this is exactly what the heart of a person does—- it reflects the real person, it gives a mirror image. When you get to know the heart of a person, then you truly get to know that person. The trouble is many times we do not take the time to listen long enough to someone so we never truly get to know the heart of a person or who that…

For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever. —II Corinthians 4:17-18 “Our present troubles are small and won’t last very long” —really? Is that how it feels? Troubles seem huge and their duration unending. But these things we seen now are only temporary and “will soon be gone.” That is truly…

For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. —II Corinthians 3:17 Gently instruct those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people’s hearts, and they will learn the truth. Then they will come to their senses and escape from the devil’s trap. For they have been held captive by him to do whatever he wants. —II Timothy 2:25-26 The above verses clearly state where freedom comes from and where bondage comes from. There are those who are set free by Jesus to do His will and there are those who are held captive by Satan to do his will.…

Grandchildren are the crowning glory of the aged. —Proverbs 17:6 Grandchildren are wonderful! It is such a joy to know the children of my children. It is also sobering that the Proverb above says that it is the aged whose crowning glory are their grandchildren. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UBWpkSAreA It is a great stage of life but it is hard to believe I am already in that stage! Thank you Lord for how You designed families… I look forward to being with mine today! Dear Father, may I have a positive influence for You not only on my own children, but also on my grandchildren. May this be so in the authority of…

The Lord has made everything for his own purposes. —Proverbs 16:4 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ. Even when we are weighed down with troubles, it is for your comfort and salvation! For when we ourselves are comforted, we will certainly comfort you. Then you…

If anyone does not love the Lord, that person is cursed. —I Corinthians 16:22 This is a very strong statement, but of course it is true. The greatest command is to “love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind” (Matthew 22:37). Obedience to His commands shows our love for Him (John 14:21). The person who loves is born of God and is exhibiting God’s character (I John 4:7-8). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKF7sBxv1-o Those who do not love the Lord love other things. They have a god of their own making and have gone aside to follow Satan whether they realized it or not. They are…

Bad company corrupts good character. —I Corinthians 15:33 Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? —II Corinthians 6:14 We are not to be isolated from unbelievers because they need to hear the gospel (I Corinthians 5:9-10), but we are not to be yoked with them. To be yoked is to spend too much time with them going where they go, doing what they are doing. There can be a corrosive effect on the believer who spends too much time with bad company. “If you think you are standing strong, be careful not to…

The words of the godly are a life-giving fountain. —Proverbs 10:11 Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. —Ephesians 4:29 Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. —Colossians 4:6 Do the words that we use bring life? Are they good and helpful? Are they encouraging? Are they full of grace? As we come into contact with a variety of people today and this week, may our words be Spirit led to minister to them! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-0EgzOWkvc&index=98&list=PLcHqC9YNzSaD-O-rkP9o8hDA9jJ_oja4l Dear Father,…

The greatest of these is love. —I Corinthians 13:13 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance (I Corinthians 13:4-7). The world, the flesh and the devil are unloving, impatient, unkind, jealous, boastful, proud and rude. They demand their own way, are irritable, keep record of wrongs, rejoice in injustice, do not rejoice when truth wins…

The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ. Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit. —I Corinthians 12:12-13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqO4PZ9iaKA My church is better than your church! What? Let’s think about that statement for a moment. Here is what that statement is saying— My Body of Christ is better than your Body of Christ! Really? We need to think about what we saying from a Biblical perspective and not…