The One you can't Fool!

    On October 15th 2009 something tragic happened to a Colorado family that got national attention. Falcon Heene the family's six year old son had gotten trapped in a homemade Helium balloon and it had accidently floated away. 

    For two hours the authorities and media outlets tracked down the balloon's flight path. Many people were fearing the worst and were worried about the fate of Falcon. The fears were relieved when the balloon eventually landed about 50 miles from the family's home and it was discovered that the boy was not inside the balloon, but instead it was discovered that the boy had been hiding in the attic the entire time.  Tragedy was averted. A family has been reunited. A terrifying story with a story book ending. 

    However the relief turned into disappointment and outrage when it was later came out that the entire thing was nothing more than a elaborate hoax orchestrated by the parents. The parents of Falcon Heene had hoped to use this event to gain publicity and perhaps secure a TV show deal. The parents were later charged with several offenses, including conspiracy and making a false report. Balloon boy story

    Understanding the motives of others is not always easy. Sometimes things are not always as they appear. Sometimes the exterior of the shiny red apple, keeps us from seeing the hidden rot lying beneath the surface. Sometimes the sweetest words come from the sourest of hearts. What may appear to be a good deed can be done with malicious intent. Sometimes what we see is the gift but fail to see the axe behind the persons back.

    This can lead to many people being fooled and can cause people to be misled. This can cause us to question motives of the good deeds of others. It can lead us to distrust the kind words, and good deeds of others.  It can cause us to become jaded and lead us to become a skeptical and cynical person. 

    While it may be easy to mislead and misrepresent others in believing something untrue. You maybe able to mislead others of your true intent and hide the true motives behind your good deeds. While you maybe able to fool others. You may even be able to fool yourself. You will never be able to fool God.

    We need to remember it is not just what we do that will be judged by God, but the motives behind what we do that will be judged as well. God knows not just what we do, say and think, but He also knows the motives behind them. The acts of kindness that you may have done in your life will be weighed with your true intention in performing them. The gracious words that you speak will be laid on the scales of God's judgment along with your heart that you had when you spoke them

    And if anyone builds on this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble, each one's work shall be revealed. For the Day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try each one's work as to what kind it is. If anyone's work which he built remains, he shall receive a reward. If anyone's work shall be burned up, he shall suffer loss. But he shall be saved, yet so as by fire.- (1Co 3:12-15)

    We would do well to remember that we might fool others by our good deeds, but God knows the  secret motives of your heart. One day we will all have to give an account for the things we do. The things we do that don't have the purest of  intentions will be found out, it will be seen for what it is. Your kind words will be tried and weighed for the purity of your intent.

    So lets make sure whatever you do for God, do it with the purest of intention.  Build on the foundation of Christ with a pure love that is expressed by the things you do and say. Make sure that you will suffer no loss, but that the works you do for God will stand the test of time.  Make sure that your motives are pure and our actions are Holy.