A Penny fo r Your Thoughts by Dr. Ralph L. Keiper
H OW often have you heard a phrase like, “A Penny for y o u r thoughts?” The Bible tells us that as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he. Our facial expressions give an adver tisement as to what our heart is really like. Many times, the reason for our apparent ugliness is not because we lack the ability to be beautiful but simply because we are thinking the wrong thoughts. In I John 2:15 we read, “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not
in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.” What does God mean by the word “world?” It is a world of meanness, nastiness, and base desires. As far as “lust” is concerned, it does not nec essarily mean that which is immoral, but refers to one’s desires or wishes. Unfortunately, many good words, by a popular usage, are dragged down into the’ dirt and spoiled. There are certain desires which the flesh or the natural man has. The Spirit tells us 14
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