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Friday, August 31, 2007
Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life. - Proverbs 4:23 Commentary from "Daily Bible Verse": The heart is first. It speaks of the inner life, the mind, the thoughts, the motives, the desires. The mind is the foundation from which the actions spring. If the fountain is pure, the stream that flows from it is pure. As a man thinks, so is he. So this verse emphasizes the importance of a clean thought life.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you." - Isaiah 43:2 The waters, rivers, fire, and flame all symbolize the tribulations that we go through every day. God is saying here that he will be with us every step of the way, and he will never leave us. He loves us that much. :)
But the Lord said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart." - 1 Samuel 16:7 "It's what's on the inside that counts." I've heard this saying many times and found it hard to do, but God does it with us all the time. To each and every one of us, he doesn't look at our physical features but what is in our hearts.
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