Message from Scripture: 2/1/2021

Our message from Scripture today comes from Luke 6:45; “The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart.”

Have you ever heard the saying, “You are what you eat?”  The spiritual truth Jesus offers in this passage goes something like that, reminding us what you put in your heart becomes who you are. Think about what we are witnessing in our own nation. Divorce rates are high, people are living together without the God commanded commitment of marriage which equals the number of marriages, sexual perversions are touted as normal, gender issues are more confused than ever, an estimated 62 million abortions have been performed since Roe v. Wade, and so much more evil is being promoted over good. Can we not see the connection between what we put in our hearts, and what comes out in one’s lifestyle?  How long will we allow sin to run its course in the hearts and souls of young people and adults, of our nation, and believe we can avoid the pitfalls and consequences that come by acting out such an existence?

In His word, Christ offers us a better way.  We must take “every thought captive to the obedience of Christ” (2 Cor. 10:5). In place of the filth the world places before us, we should fill our minds and hearts with positive, godly values. “Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things” (Phil. 4:8). Only a pure heart can produce a pure life.

God offers us a better way, a way to have a pure heart and from it a pure life.  His way is found in His word, the Bible. Are you spending time in it? Is it helping you choose a better path for life? Let God speak to you today by spending time in it. What a difference it will make. God bless.

Robert