Rotten to the Bone

“A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.” 
Proverbs 14:30

 

We worry. 

We feel belittled, robbed of things, status, whatever – envy. 

We fear dilemma in sickness, employment, on and on goes the list.

We simmer over family matters. 

We boil over wrongs at church and in society.

We are stunted be selfish ambitions, greed, envy, lust.

We rot, our bones rot. 

 

After teaching the disciples throughout His ministry, Jesus becomes elated when they finally catch on to His teaching, he exclaimed, “You believe at last!" (John 16:31)

 

Jesus had taught a lot of things, but the focus of his teaching was to bring peace of heart through complete trust in God, the Lord’s provision to our soul – the comfort over matters of the mind, emotions, security, thoughts, anxiety, even of our spirit in eternity … everything of heart or soul. 

 

He then said to the disciples, "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world" (John 16:33).

 

Stress is known to shorten life.  Only in humility can one confess Christ, no form of envy can give you eternal life.  So, I wonder today, do you, do I, have that humility to have peace in our heart, a truth and peace beyond our understanding that the Lord is in control, in every situation, forevermore, giving your very body life.  Or do we have worry, that glitch rooted within envy, rotting us to our inner being, making us:  rotten to the bone.

  

If Jesus spoke to you for a moment today, would He, could He, say to you:  “You believe at last!"

 

At last, at peace,  

 

Owen <><