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Monday... So what do we see?


Proverbs 23:26 (NLT), "O my son, give me your heart. May your eyes delight in following my ways."

Monday... So what do we see?

Proverbs 23:26 (NLT) gives some great advice. It says, "O my son, give me your heart. May your eyes delight in following my ways."



It seems that our heart has a great deal to do with what we see.

I read this morning over in Mark 5:10-17 of a time when Jesus took 2,000 demons out of a guy and put them in a herd of pigs and they stampeded over a cliff into the sea and drowned. The sheepherders ran and told the people in the town what had happened and they came running.

Verses 16-17 (MSG) says, "Those who had seen it told the others what had happened to the demon-possessed man and the pigs. At first they were in awe - and then they were upset over the drowned pigs. They demanded that Jesus leave and not come back."

They demanded that the one who had done the miracle needed to leave. They saw the dead pigs and not the madman and Jesus who had healed him.

Back to Proverbs 23 and verses 4-5 (AMP) that says, "Do not weary yourself [with the overwhelming desire] to gain wealth; Cease from your own understanding of it. When you set your eyes on wealth, it is [suddenly] gone. For wealth certainly makes itself wings. Like an eagle that flies to the heavens."

Verses 17-19 says, "Do not let your heart envy sinners [who live godless lives and have no hope of salvation], but [continue to] live in the [reverent, worshipful] fear of the LORD day by day. Surely there is a future and a reward], and your hope and expectation will not be cut off. Listen, my son, and be wise."

And verse 26 (NLT), "O my son, give me your heart. May your eyes delight in following my ways."

And verse 19, "My child, listen and be wise: Keep your heart on the right course."

What a difference in that town if they had asked Jesus to stay and tell them more about his plan and then give him their hearts. And the same is true of us. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning



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