Friday! Proverbs!
As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man.
Proverbs 27:19 ESV
We think we know people from their public face...sports stars, actors, politicians...but it's the heart that is important to God, & that's the real person.
We place value on people based on occupation, wealth, social status.
But God looks on the heart.
Who we are and who we're becoming is more important than what we do, where we live, how "important" we are...
Jesus was single, "unemployed", homeless...but his heart was oriented to his Father...and to others...to us
In all the noise of Christmas don't lose sight of what's really important...
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...four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They couldn't bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus... Mark 2:3-4 NLT Great account of inventiveness and determination to get their friend to see Jesus. Love this. Do you wonder about the back story? Are these the same 4 people who bring this man food? Take him to the toilet every day. Clean him up. Does he live with one of them? Are they family? Are there whole families or groups of people in the background who have supported and cared for this man? A group of children who grew up seeing their parents love in action? Probably. Healing Help Hope These things are found in community. These 4 guys are the heroes here. The upfront people. One day it will be interesting to see who the background heroes are. #loveinaction #community #inthistogether #walkingeachotherhome #gospelofmark
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