"As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man." Proverbs 27:19 (NIV)
King Solomon provides this profound saying, just like still water shows the reflection of a man's face, so his heart reflects who the man really is.
That which is within us will eventually come out. Just as that which is within us will show forth in the fruit that we produce. (Matthew 7:17-18) Just as the words that we speak reflect the issues that are within our hearts. (Matthew 12:34 and Luke 6:45) For as a man thinks in his heart, so is he. (Proverbs 23:7) It may be possible to put on an academy award winning performance and fool some of the people some of the time, but it is not possible to fool all of the people all of the time, and it is impossible to fool God any time. God knows our thoughts. (Psalms 94:11, 1 Corinthians 2:11, and 1 Corinthians 3:20) We may hide our feelings, thoughts, and intentions from others, but God sees the heart and He knows who we really are. (1 Samuel 16:7) We need to transform our reflection and renew our mind and heart. (Romans 12:1-2) We need to pray that God will create in us a clean pure heart and a right spirit. (Psalms 24:4-5 and 51:10) We want our reflection and our heart t be Christ-like.
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