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In our last    “I HAVE SET THE LORD ALWAYS   “A DECEIVED HEART HAS TURNED        However, we
    newsletter,   BEFORE ME; BECAUSE HE IS AT       HIM ASIDE; AND HE CANNOT         also saw that
    we saw the    MY RIGHT HAND I SHALL NOT         DELIVER HIS SOUL, NOR SAY,       when worldly
    importance    BE MOVED. THEREFORE MY HEART              ‘IS THERE NOT A LIE
    of the heart  IS GLAD…”                              IN MY RIGHT HAND? ’ ”              wisdom
    (Leb-center)                                                         Isa. 44:20        replaced
    becoming           Ps 16:8-9                                                       God’s truth
    the pivotal                                                                      as the source
    point in      PURE IN HEART                  DECEITFUL                            of guidance,
    directing        PEACEMAKER                  TROUBLEMAKER                          the heart of
    man               PERSECUTED                 PERSECUTORS                           man quickly
    properly if                                                                             became
    the Word of                                                                        deceived to
    truth is the                                                                     the point that
    chosen                                                                               he cannot
    source of
    daily                                                                                       even
    guidance.                                                                          recognize a
                                                                                       lie when he

                                                                                              sees it

    From the chosen pathway of the heart flows both the remaining two godly beatitudes
         of a pure heart contrasted to the two worldly attitudes of the deceived heart:

     “ONE THAT    “FOR OUT OF THE ABUNDANCE OF THE HEART                              “ONE THAT IS
        SEEKS TO                       HIS MOUTH SPEAKS”                                 A SOURCE
                                                 Luke 6:45
    BE AT PEACE,                                                                      OF TROUBLE;
    THE PURSUIT        IN HEART                      IN HEART                           A PERSON
     OF PEACE…                                   TROUBLEMAKER
    A DESIRE TO   PEACEMAKER                     PERSECUTOR                          WHO FOMENTS
     SEE PARTIES   PERSECUTED                                                          STRIFE AND
    RECONCILED
    THAT ARE AT                                                                      DISAGREEMENT
    VARIANCE…”                                                                        OFTEN FROM
                                                                                        ULTERIOR
        Webster                                                                        MOTIVES…”
                                                                                           W ebster

    We all must ask ourselves in the midst of trouble, am I seeking to be the peacemaker or am I the root
        troublemaker? The answer depends on what is in your heart, purity or deception? The answer

    depends on which source of wisdom you are using. Is it wisdom from above or wisdom from below?

             “WHO IS WISE AND UNDERSTANDING         …BUT IF YOU HAVE BITTER ENVY                    B
                                                            AND SELF-SEEKING IN YOUR                E
    A AMONG YOU? LET HIM SHOW BY GOOD                                                               L
             CONDUCT THAT HIS WORKS ARE DONE       HEARTS, DO NOT BOAST AND LIE                     O
             IN THE MEEKNESS OF WISDOM. BUT THE                        AGAINST THE TRUTH.           W

    B WISDOM THAT IS FROM ABOVE IS FIRST         THIS WISDOM DOES NOT DESCEND
    O PURE, THEN PEACEABLE, GENTLE,                   FROM ABOVE, BUT IS EARTHLY,
    V WILLING TO YIELD, FULL OF MERCY AND
                                                    SENSUAL, DEMONIC. FOR WHERE
             GOOD FRUITS, WITHOUT PARTIALITY           ENVY AND SELF-SEEKING EXIST,
                                                          CONFUSION AND EVERY EVIL
    E AND WITHOUT HYPOCRISY. NOW THE                                     THING ARE THERE.”
             FRUIT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS IS SOWN IN                                      James 3:13-4:1
             PEACE BY THOSE WHO MAKE PEACE.

    There is an old English proverb that states, “The proof (test) of the pudding is in the eating.” If it tastes
    good, then obviously it was made by following the right mix of ingredients of a proven recipe. If it tastes
    bad, then it is now obvious that something was lacking in carefully following the recipe. There is
    nothing wrong with the recipe. God’s plan (recipe) works in the lives of those who submit to it and will
    produce good fruit in themselves. Hear it: The peacemaker is guaranteed to bear good fruit in himself
    in the midst of trouble. However, we must accept that nothing good may develop in the life of the
    troublemaker. He’s following the wrong recipe. The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
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