The truth of the health of the apple is in the first bite. Right?

As I read the next passage of Luke, Jesus continues to teach us about working His Truth into our lives. Our spiritual lives need to be free of “worms” from the inside out. We need to live healthy, spiritual lives that reflect His Truth as our foundation. Our actions will reflect our health, most times, but Jesus knows who we are and that’s what counts with Him. Who we are is the question we ask ourselves today. Are we a wormy apple? Do we look good on the outside but full of damage on the inside? We can be a redeemed people if we just ask. What is our foundation? With Whom do we stake our very lives and hang onto for dear life?

Luke 6, The Message
Work the Words into Your Life
43-45 “You don’t get wormy apples off a healthy tree, nor good apples off a diseased tree. The health of the apple tells the health of the tree. You must begin with your own life-giving lives. It’s who you are, not what you say and do, that counts. Your true being brims over into true words and deeds.

46-47 “Why are you so polite with me, always saying ‘Yes, sir,’ and ‘That’s right, sir,’ but never doing a thing I tell you? These words I speak to you are not mere additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your standard of living. They are foundation words, words to build a life on.

48-49 “If you work the words into your life, you are like a smart carpenter who dug deep and laid the foundation of his house on bedrock. When the river burst its banks and crashed against the house, nothing could shake it; it was built to last. But if you just use my words in Bible studies and don’t work them into your life, you are like a dumb carpenter who built a house but skipped the foundation. When the swollen river came crashing in, it collapsed like a house of cards. It was a total loss.”

Randy has had bad teeth most of his life. One dentist remarked, “you have probably carried a low grade infection because of these teeth for a long time”. Today begins the process to take care of this unhealthy problem for his body. An oral surgeon will remove half of his teeth this morning beginning at 9am. Because Randy has been on blood thinners, this will be risky. He has been off the thinners for eight days previous to this surgery, but still risky in the process of stopping the bleeding. In four months a second surgery will remove the rest of his teeth and dentures will be inserted quickly.

The infection of Randy’s teeth will be removed and the health of his body will be better.

It is even easier to get rid ourselves of the infection of sin that has riddled our bodies and caused damage that we think is irreversible. We simply need to fall to our knees, bow to the Father in reverence and ask for forgiveness. Jesus shed blood cleared the path to God, the Father. Just ask. In Jesus Name.

We are redeemed! Our debt of sin paid in full. The damage becomes only a scar to match the scars of our Savior. Spiritual health will flood our minds, hearts, bodies and souls. This LOVE, this unconditional Love of Jesus will cover over a multitude of sin and the damage of sin and will cleanse us forever. We will be made new!

Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for peace that comes when we are overwhelmed with fear of the unknown outcomes of this day. Thank you for your Word of comfort and conviction. Thank you for reminding us that what counts is who we are on the inside. You know our hearts. Be with us, still…all through this day and forever.
In Jesus Name, Amen