Our Scripture for today is Proverbs 20:11.
“Even a young man is known by his actions, whether his activity is pure and whether it is right.”
This verse is not just about a young man; it is about all of us. Even as adults, our actions reveal who we really are. Our behavior, whether pure and upright or not, is a clear indicator of the state of our character.
As mature individuals, we have a responsibility to ensure that what we do aligns with what we believe. After all, it is not enough to simply claim to be righteous – we must live it out in our daily lives. The Lord sees all, and He will ultimately judge each person according to their deeds.
Someone pointed out that we often judge others by what they do and judge ourselves by what we meant to do. That makes leaves us with bad habits and few friends. Our habits are bad because we don’t really see what we did wrong. We have no friends because we have judged them all.
My favorite quote from Maya Angelou puts it this way. “When people show you who they are, believe them the first time.” We might change it just a bit to point to ourselves. When our actions show us who WE are, believe them. It is only by believing what we see in our selves, that we can really work on making things better.
I’m Lonnie Davis
And these are thoughts worth thinking.