IS IT RIGHT

"This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me."

Matthew 15:8
King James Version

Every time I read this verse, it reminds me of the illustration that one of my pastors used in his sermons. The pastor said "There was a man who everyone thought was such a Godly womderful man but he went home and beat his wife". We can tell people we love God but He can see into our heart and He knows if we love Him or if we are just giving Him lip service.

Rev. Bennie S. Triplett wrote the hymn "How about your heart". "People often see you as you are outside Jesus really knows you for He sees inside How about your heart, is it right with God? That's the thing that counts today." What does Jesus see when He looks in your heart? Does He see things that make Him happy or does He see things that hurt Him and break His heart.

We need to be sure our heart is right with God because Jesus cam come back for us even while you are reading this devotion. May God have mercy on us if we are doing things and saying words that hurt Him and break His heart. I don't know about you but it is a full time job for me to make sure my own heart is in right standing with God. Instead of judging and criticizing others let's be sure our own heart is right with God.

Joanne Lowe
April 25, 2020