TODAY’S VERSE
‘“Jesus replied, ‘You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote, ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship is a farce.’”
Mark 7:6-7 (NLT)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
According to Webster, a hypocrite is “a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings, puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion.” None of us start out trying to be a hypocrite but so often it end up happening. What starts as a wonderful relationship with Christ somewhere along the way becomes a religion, a system of do’s and don’t. Whereas we found salvation as a free gift from Christ, we start to believe that God would love us more if we behaved certain ways. We slowly go from a relationship of grace to a system of works. We start spending more time knowing about God and less time knowing Him. And then it begins to happen. Our Christianity becomes more about church and less about our life. We know how to “talk” about Jesus but know nothing about “walking” with Him. Jesus said it this way, “These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.” True worship is from the heart and Jesus says that ours has become a farce. It doesn’t have to be this way. Today, be real with God. Come to Him seeking to really know Him. Ask Him to reveal Himself to you in new and refreshing ways. Accept His love and forgiveness. Accept His grace and fellowship. Today, start afresh and begin to love Him again with all your heart, soul and mind.
TODAY’S PRAYER
Dear Father, help me search my heart. Help me to know where I have wandered from You. Forgive me for any hypocrisy and help me to embrace Your love simply living for You in return.
AMEN
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