WHAT DOES YOUR LIFE REFLECT?

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In Christ, Mark

The scriptures. May God bless the reading of His holy word.

As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart.

Proverbs 27:19

This ends this reading from God's holy word. Thanks be to God.

I think it’s safe to say we all have limitations. There are just things we can’t do, right?

Some things apply universally to all but sometimes limitations apply to some people more than others depending on the limitation we’re talking about. For example, I can’t dunk a basketball. I just don’t have the height to do it. Others who are taller find that it’s very easy. And although I can’t dunk a basketball, I can write and sing very well, something those basketball dunkers might have trouble with. We all have things we can do. We all have things we can’t.

One thing we all cannot do is see ourselves from the neck up without some kind of help. Ditto for much of your back. It’s true, isn’t it? Maybe you haven’t thought about it before but give it a try someday. You’ll find out real quick that you simply can’t do it without aid.

Indeed, the only way we get a chance to see ourselves in places where our sight is restricted is by using something that provides us a reflection. Like a mirror or piece of glass or even water when it is calm and glassy.

This matter of reflection revealing things that are out of sight is at the heart of Solomon’s proverb for today, the 19th verse of Proverbs, Chapter 27. Look again at these words:

As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart.

The face we can’t see on our own is revealed by the reflection that water provides. Likewise, the way one lives reveals the heart concealed within, the heart that is out of sight of everyone, even the person who has it in their body. No human being can see a heart, their own or another’s, without some form of aid but they certainly can gauge the heart’s condition through the words and actions of the person they’re assessing. A sin-filled heart will produce transgression in speech and behavior. Conversely, a righteous hearts produces righteous talk and conduct.

That brings me to the question I believe God’s word poses for us today.

What does your life reflect about the condition of your heart? Do people see you as a person who is pure in heart or polluted?  

Maybe you’ve become good at hiding the true nature of your heart. Perhaps you have allowed wickedness to gain such a foothold in your life that deception has become part of your DNA. You’re good at putting up a false front so people see one thing but it is a fake reflection of what is truly in your heart. Your life is a falsehood when you’re around some people but in the right sinful situation, you drop your mask to show your true self, to show the true nature of your heart.

Maybe this describes you or someone you know. If so, God’s word has the following warning for you:

He (the Lord) will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. 1 Corinthians 4:5

We may have limitations in what we can see but the Lord has no such problem. He sees everything including our innermost parts which include the heart. A sinful heart, full of wickedness and evil, will be exposed no matter how well a person tries to conceal it. You may fool a man or a woman but you will never fool the Lord. Rather, He will show you just how much of a fool you really are for forsaking Him and His righteousness for Satan and his sin offerings.

In the end translation, trying to hide anything is a fruitless endeavor for the Lord will bring to light anything orchestrated by a dark heart. Nothing is hidden from His sight.

Nothing.

What does He see when He looks inside your heart today?

Amen.

In Christ,

Mark

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