Did you look in the mirror this morning? What did you see? Calm down, I am not asking you to comment on your looks or the changes you saw. I only ask you, what did you see? In the most literal form, you saw a reflection. The mirror gave you a reflection of what was (shockingly in some cases, like mine today) actually there, you! The mirror is the reflector.
As I came down the road last night and again this morning, I was privileged to see the moon in all of its splendor. Again, the moon has NO light of itself but it only reflects the light of the sun. The moon is the reflector.
Did you know that each of us carry's a reflector on us each and every day? Look around, do you see it? What? Look harder, it is right in front of your eyes. Nope, it is not your eyes. If you look in the mirror again you can see it. It is located on your face and just under your nose. Yep, that is right, it is your mouth. My mouth you shout????? Yes, that is what I said, your mouth.
Jesus states that when our hearts are filled with good things that they will overflow with good and that when our hearts are filled with bad things that the overflow will also be bad. Where will the overflow come out??? He said in Luke 6:45 ... For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. Simply put, what comes out of our mouths is a reflection of our true heart.
WOW! If we listen long enough we can actually observe someone's heart! That is a powerful truth. If we listen to what we are saying and how it is being said we can also know what is in our hearts.
This brings to mind an actual event that happened years ago when I was working as a youth worker in a local church. We had a youth pastor who loved to play golf and often played golf with the pastor. One evening as I asked him how his games with the pastor were going he made a comment that broke my heart. He said he didn't like playing golf with his pastor because he (the pastor) would always cuss when he made a bad shot. Immediately God brought to my mind this verse in Luke. What he was actually seeing was the true heart of this pastor.
I am not calling you to judge this pastor, just showing you that what we see on the outside is not near as important as what is on the inside. How can we see inside??? By our speech! This man was revealing his true heart by his speech.
How about you??? What is your speech like? It may not be the quality of speech that is the problem but the content that may be the problem. Cussing, lying, deception, shady, derogatory, demeaning speech all reflect heart problems. Arrogant, selfish, selfcentered, egotistical words also reveal a serious heart condition. It may be as simple as, what do you talk about all the time. If someone or something dominates your speech, it owns your heart!
What does your speech reflect regarding you? Does it reflect a heart lovingly devoted to Christ or to self? Does it reveal anger, hatred and a critical heart that needs the cleansing power of Christ? OR does it reveal the love and devotion of one whose life has been transformed by HIS power!
May our reflections today be those of absolute loving devotion to the ONE who has died for us and set us free! Speak ON!
Blessings, Bruce
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