Genesis 37:1-38:30Matthew 12:22-45
Psalm 16:1-11
Proverbs 3:27-32
Matthew 12- 33"Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit. 34You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. 35The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. 36But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. 37For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned."
If "out from the overflow of my heart, my mouth speaks," then what kind of heart do I have? One need only listen to my words to see me. Evil words come from an evil heart. Jealous words flow from jealousy within. As the text says "As water reflects a man's face, so the man's heart reflects the man." The heart is speaking. What is it saying about me?
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