Proverbs 27:19-21

Proverbs 27:19-21 says;

“As in water face reflects face, so a man’s heart reveals the man. Hell (Sheol) and Destruction (Abaddon) are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, and a man is valued by what others say of him.” NKJV

These seem straight forward in meaning as read but what is the deeper meaning for our life as a Christian?

In Matthew 15:1-20 Jesus corrects the Pharisees because they are judging His disciples for an outward action while they practice negating the Law for their tradition, revealing their heart condition of self first rather than GOD first. He then explains to His disciples that it is not what a man eats but what comes out of his heart that reveals his true nature. In Matthew 5 and 6 Jesus teaches that our eyes are the window of our heart where we let in GOD’s light or the flesh’s darkness.

Proverbs 17:3 says, “The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the hearts.” This is the crux of the message: GOD will judge everyone’s heart condition and it will reveal whether we have sought Him first or ourself! If we seek our own satisfaction first we will never be satisfied because there is no satisfaction in death and hell! Only is seeking GOD first in all things is there peace that passes understanding and rest in the midst of chaos.

Study: Proverbs 12:14, 17:3, 18:2 & 20-21, 30:15-17; Ecclesiastes 1:8, 4:8; Isaiah 56:9-12; Habakkuk 2; Matthew 5, 6:19-34, 15:1-20; John 4:31-38; Galatians 2:11-18; Philippians 4:4-9; Colossians 3:12-17; Hebrews 3-4