Pro 16:2, All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, But the LORD weighs the spirits.
By default, we tend to justify ourselves by comparing ourselves with another. I’m better than that drug dealer, but the drug dealer would say, I’m better than that sexual abuser! The LORD knows your heart and our motives, we can’t hide anything from HIM!
Jer 17:10, I, THE LORD, SEARCH THE HEART, I TEST THE MIND, EVEN TO GIVE EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO HIS WAYS, ACCORDING TO THE FRUIT OF HIS DOINGS.
Pro 16:6, IN MERCY AND TRUTH ATONEMENT IS PROVIDED FOR INIQUITY; And by the fear of the LORD one departs from evil.
GOD’s mercy has provided atonement at a great price for HIM and HIS SON JESUS!
Dan 9:26, “And after the sixty-two weeks MESSIAH SHALL BE CUT OFF, BUT NOT FOR HIMSELF; …
HE was cut off because of me, and you! Just place your name there! “THE MESSIAH SHALL BE CUT OFF, BECAUSE OF ALFONSO”!
Pro 16:20, HE WHO HEEDS THE WORD WISELY WILL FIND GOOD, AND WHOEVER TRUSTS IN THE LORD, HAPPY IS HE.
We tend to worry a lot, but those that truly know GOD knows that HE is in control! When I lost my job, the third time, my brothers at a birthday party thought I was crazy when I told them, “IN HIS, GOD’S, TIME I’LL FIND WORK! They laughed, and mocked me, but a month or two later I was back to work! Thank YOU LORD!
Eph 1:12-13, that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory. In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
Pro 16:27-28, AN UNGODLY MAN DIGS UP EVIL, AND IT IS ON HIS LIPS LIKE A BURNING FIRE. A PERVERSE MAN SOWS STRIFE, AND A WHISPERER SEPARATES THE BEST OF FRIENDS.
A while back a lady I knew came up to me and said, “I HEARD THAT THIS BROTHER’S DAUGTHER WAS PREGNANT, IS THAT TRUE? I TOLD HER “I DON’T KNOW BUT I’LL CALL HIM SO YOU CAN ASK HIM”! This is just plain evil trying to dig around to find juicy information in order to spread it around! GOD SEE’S ALL AND KNOWS ALL!
Gal 6:7, DO NOT BE DECEIVED, GOD IS NOT MOCKED; FOR WHATEVER A MAN SOWS, THAT HE WILL ALSO REAP.