God Weighs your Motives

Proverbs 16:1-5

The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord. All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit. Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established. The Lord has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble. Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the Lord; be assured, he will not go unpunished. (ESV)

Verse 2 says that God’s sovereignty extends to judgment: “All a person’s ways seem right to him, but the Lord weighs motives.” God is the sovereign judge because he judges rightly. He judges motives, not just actions. We all think we are right. As sinful human beings, we have a tendency to deceive ourselves about our own goodness (Longman, Proverbs, 328).

 

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Christ In You - Oracles Of A Worshipper by Keifer R. Bradshaw

Sovereign - Daryl Coley

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