... a weekly letter of encouragement.
4 February 1998 - Singapore
Good Morning!
WHAT ARE YOU BECOMING?
"The gods we worship write their names on our faces,
be sure of that. And a person will worship something,
have no doubt about that either. One may think tribute is paid
in secret, in the dark recesses of his or her heart, but it is
not. That which dominates imagination and thoughts will
determine life and character. Therefore
it behooves us to be careful what we are worshipping, for
what we are worshipping we are becoming."+
For a while we may appear to defy
gravity by juggling our secret inner imagination and thoughts
with our external world of studied conformity to excepted norms.
In fact, some of us should get an Oscar for our acting ability!
God cautions us however, that sooner or later,
the truth will emerge: "... You may be sure that
your sin will find you out." (Numbers 32:23)
Either:
- God will expose our deepest secrets:
"What you have said in the dark
will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in
the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs."
(Luke 12:3)
- Or we will come to a point where we will tire of acting. It is then that the true life and character that has dominated our thoughts and imagination will bubble to the surface for all to see.
Perhaps that is why some older people are
so unpleasant to be around. Having grown weary of acting in an
"acceptable" manner, they are now reaping what they
have sown these many years by allowing their true inner imagination
and thoughts to find expression.
"Don't be under any illusion:
You cannot make a fool of God! A man's harvest in life will
depend entirely on what he sows. If he sows for his own lower
nature his harvest will be the decay and death of his own nature.
If he sows for the Spirit he will reap the harvest of everlasting
life by that Spirit." (Galatians 6:7, 8 - Philips
Translation)
QUESTION:
Just what is it that dominates your imagination
and thoughts? Are you pleased with the fact that
you are in the process of becoming what you have been thinking
and dreaming about?
+"The Temple Bombing" by Melissa Fay Greene
My prayer is that you are having a great week!
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