Gold Nugget
Verse 19: “As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart.”
Commentary
"If
it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck." It is what it is. The proof is in the pudding.
Apple trees don’t produce oranges any more than orange trees produce apples. As
today’s “gold nugget” says, “As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the
heart.” I won’t see your face in my reflection
and my life will not reflect your heart. The truth of today’s scripture reminds
us that despite all of our attempts to present ourselves in whatever light fits
our fancy, the truth of our heart’s contents will be reflected in our lives
just as sure as water will return an accurate reflection of our true image. The
decisions we make in our lives, how we choose to live our lives and what we
commit our lives to will reveal who we really are. Billy Graham once said, “You
can tell a lot about a person by looking through their checkbook.” We can go to church on Sunday, but what you do
for 2 hours out of 168 hours in a week does not reflect who you are inside. It is
really amazing how many people take comfort in their 2 hour commitment thinking
it justifies the other 166. If you are wondering, I’m not about to give you a
list of things you should be doing to prove your Christianity. There is really
only one place to start and that is by a quick definition of what a Christian
is, then you can decide if you fit the definition or not. A Christian is just a
name give to Disciples of Christ. Nothing less, nothing more. Now concerning
the definition of a disciple, Jesus once said, “By this all will know that
you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:35) So in true reflection of this verse, a Christian
is one who loves. I don’t have a list of things that Steve would say proves you
are a Christian. My question for you is, “Does the 166 hours of the week that
you have left after giving God His 2 hours on Sunday reflect the love you have
for one another? Is it the 4 hours that someone spent volunteering at the homeless shelter that justifies their Christianity? No. Does the love that motivated the work prove their Christianity? Absolutely. It’s not really what you do, it’s your motive. We should
be motivated by love to do much more than occupy a seat on Sunday
morning. I hope we will consider this today. Is your life reflecting the love
you have for others or does it reflect the love you have for yourself?
Prayer
Lord, I know that the things I spend my time on, money on and
energy on is what truly reflects the contents of my heart. This should be good
news for us. We should be able to look at theses things and allow them to gut
check us and motivate any change as needed. Amen
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