God's Sweetener
“Pleasant words are as an honeycomb,
sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.” (Proverbs 16:24 KJV)
I love strawberries. Once I bought some and put them in the refrigerator to get
cold. The next morning when I started to eat them, they didn’t taste right. I
had forgotten to put sugar on them to sweeten them and they didn’t taste very
good. It reminded me of the condition of our hearts before Jesus sweetens them.
Until Jesus, who is God’s sweetener, removes the bitterness, the resentment, the
unforgiveness and the criticism from our hearts, we hurt our families, our
friends and all those around us. These rotten attitudes stink in the nostrils of
Jesus. Only Jesus can remove these rotten attitudes and sweeten our hearts so
that people will know that we are Christians.
Peter Scholtes wrote a beautiful song “They’ll Know We Are Christians by Our
Love”. Do people know that we are Christians by the things we say and do? Are we
making Jesus happy or are we hurting Him and making Him sad by the things we say
and do? Remember, when we hurt people we are also hurting Jesus. It’s time that
we stop hurting our precious Saviour!
What about your family? Does your family know that you are a Christian by the
kind words you say to them and the kind things you do for them? Are you
constantly finding fault with things they do or do you look for ways to
encourage them? Have you allowed Jesus to sweeten your heart so that your
family, your friends and everyone you meet know that you are a Christian? What
condition is your heart in today? Is it filled with bitterness or is it filled
with the sweetness of the love of Jesus?
Joanne Lowe
June 18, 2009
joannelowe8@cox.net
www.joanne-ourprecioussaviour.blogspot.com