Sawdust Heart

~~~ Romans 12:5-16ab ~~~ Psalm 131 ~~~ Luke 14:15-24 ~~~

 

Let love be sincere...

Sincere...free from pretense or deceit, having or showing true feeling 

expressed in an honest way, genuine or real, not false or fake.

 

Jesus always interacts with us in a sincere and genuine manner.

Their is never any ulterior motive with Jesus.

You might say Jesus was the original 'what you see is what you get'.

He never pretends to be something he is not.

It is this consistency that draws us to be near him.

 

...serve the Lord....persevere in prayer.

...exercise hospitality.

...do not be haughty but associate with the lowly.

 

Jesus gave his full attention to each person he encounters

 especially the lowly and the poor.
Jesus never let the rules dictate who he touched or who he healed.

He does not pick and choose who will be saved.

We are the ones who must make the salvation decision for ourselves.

 

True service to the Lord means mingling with the poor just as he did.

We must pray for those who have no one to pray for them;

for they may be the most needy.

Do not let your heart become phony, filled with sawdust;

rather be sincere in extending your hospitality to others.

 

 

...love one another with mutual affection...

 

In our world today the notion of sincere mutual

 affection seems almost foreign...

impossible to achieve even among 'friends'.

Recently I read this...

It is not about how well you said it

or how often you said it

 but its about how sincere

and true are you with what you are saying.

 

O LORD, my heart is not proud,
nor are my eyes haughty...

 

Speak only those words which reflect your sincere heart felt feelings.

Jesus never told a person simply what they wanted to hear.

Jesus never told a person something to simply make them feel better.

Jesus always spoke with sincerity of heart.

He never put on airs to impress others.

 

Blessing come with a sincere open heart.

A sincere person does not have a sawdust heart,

but one filled with mutual love.