Pure Motives

Proverbs 16:2

 

2All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirits.

 

God gave King Solomon wisdom, not for the sake of just saying it but to actually apply it and share. Things said and done have a purpose. The Lord always knows the purpose of what is said and done by anyone, even if they are unaware at first thought. No matter how pure a person may think their motives are, God is the one who exams the motives and will reveal them at a time He designates. For example, genuinely kind people may often do acts of kindness because it is their nature and they are kind to all. Someone who is not considered as kind can do something nice and the person can say they are just being kind, but later, the true motive is revealed. God searches the heart behind all that is said and done. God always makes it known when He knows it is necessary for He does not like deceit. God is a man that cannot lie as said in Numbers 23:19. People cannot claim to say and do things whether by God's name or not without God revealing the true purpose. Sooner or later, whatever is in a man's heart shall come forth from his mouth as said by Jesus in Matthew 15:18. Pure motives you say? God is the judge.