Today’s Scripture: 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. Mark 7:6 NLT
How do we keep our hearts close to God? We have The Spirit of the one true God; the creator of all things dwelling in our very hearts yet we look elsewhere for understanding. If we rely on our own understanding then our lips will prove us to be hypocrites.
I am astounded at times how far away from God I can move in an instant. As Mark 7:9 says we have a fine way of rejecting God for our traditions. I have come to know when my heart is close to God and when I have turned to the evil within me.
As Jesus did with the deaf man in Mark 7:34, I must look up to God and ask for my heart to be opened. My heart can only stay close to God by His power.
How has Jesus taught your heart to stay close?
Today’s Prayer: Our Father who art in Heaven, please open up my heart to You. Help me LORD to turn away from my evil nature and to allow my heart to stay close to You. LORD open up my heart so that what comes out from within me is You. Forgive me for when I turn away. My only power is You. Amen
Tom Raines Jr
Affirmations of God
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