But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him.”
--1 Corinthians 2:9
I heard a story about a little girl who was blind from birth. Her mother constantly tried to describe the beauty of the world. She would describe the color of a flower, talk about the glory of a sunrise or a sunset, try to describe colors of the mountains, and so forth.
Due to the miracle of medicine and the touch of God, she underwent an operation whereby her sight was restored. And as soon as she could after they took the bandages off, she looked out the window. For the first time in her life, she saw the trees, the green grass, and the blue sky. So she turned to her mom and asked, “Oh, mother, why didn’t you tell me it was so beautiful?” And her mother said, “Honey, I tried to tell you but you just had to see it for yourself.”
I think one of these days when we get to heaven; we might run up to the authors of the Bible and say, “Why didn’t you tell us how beautiful it is?” And they’ll tell us, “We tried to tell you, but you just had to see it for yourself!”
The true greatness of the believer’s eternal destination can’t be captured with words because it is just so wonderful. So as you look forward to living forever with Christ, do so with the expectation that you’re going to experience something better than you could ever imagine!
AS YOU LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR ETERNAL HOME WITH CHRIST, REMEMBER THAT IT WILL BE BETTER THAN WORDS COULD EVER DESCRIBE!
What Fills Your Mouth?
Monday, February 10, 2020
by Dr. Paul Chappell
“I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed. This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.”
Psalm 34:1–6
If you really want to know what makes a person tick, the key is not so much to look as it is to listen. What we have allowed to fill our hearts is best revealed in what we say. Jesus said, “A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh” (Luke 6:45).
Sometimes people blame other people or their circumstances for what fills their mouths, but that is not the source of the problem. David was at one of the worst points in his life when he wrote Psalm 34, but that did not stop him from praising God. He could not point to good things that were happening right then. He was running for his life, pretending to be crazy to keep from being killed. In earthly terms David was at his lowest point. Yet in his time of great distress, David praised God.
The reason for David’s praise was not in his circumstances, but in his heart. He loved God supremely. He was able to bless the Lord in good times and bad times, because he loved God and he knew God loved him.
Today's Growth Principle:
The only thing that can keep us from praising God is internal; what is in our hearts fills our mouths.
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