AS A MAN THINKETH

Good Morning!!! AS A MAN THINKETH Around the Year with Emmet Fox April 29 “Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart” Matthew:27-28 In this unforgettable paragraph, Jesus stresses the master truth, so utterly fundamental, yet so unsuspected by the world at large, that that really matters is thought. People have always been accustomed to suppose that as long as their deeds conformed to the law, they have done all that can be reasonably expected of them, and that their thoughts and feelings are their own business. But the type of thought that we allow to become habitual will sooner or later find expression on the plane of action. The logical consequence of this fact is very startling. It means that if you entertain covetous thoughts for your neighbor's money, you are a thief, even though you may not yet have put your hand in the till. The adulterer at heart is corrupting his soul even though his impure thought is never expressed on the physical plane. Lust, jealousy, vengeance, mentally entertained carry the soul's consent, and this soul-consent is the malice of sin. “Keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life” Proverbs 4:23