Mark 7:20-23
Mark 7:20 ¶ He went on: "What comes out of a man is what makes him
'unclean.' 21 For from within, out of men's hearts, come evil
thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, 22 greed,
malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. 23 All
these evils come from inside and make a man 'unclean (NIV).'"
What makes you feel dirty? What is that picture or those sounds that
make you cringe? The things that come out of your heart can cause
such a response. God is concerned with what comes out of your heart
and therefore you should be concerned what goes into your heart. God
will not be mooched. He will judge and see the truth behind actions.
Lip service is just talk but God is looking for people of words and
action.
When your heart is in it our actions define your words not your words
defining your actions. Live free of the evil monsters that can be
within your heart. To fight them humility, love, self-control and
obedience to God needs to be priorities. You should look to honor God
before honoring man. You should put your self-last and Jesus and
others first. This will give you JOY. J is for Jesus O is for Others
Y is for you. Put Jesus and others before you. Anger, greed, envy and
the others listed in verses 21-22 will put you only in the question
and all you are left is Y. Why do you do this is the questions that
will be asked. The answer will be it came from within. It was in your
heart and you are responsible for what came out. So be responsible
for what goes in.
Take daily time to pray and really talk to God and give the same
amount of time to meditate and listen to Him as He speaks to you.
Read a verse a chapter a book of God's word out loud. Read more than
once so it gets into your heart through repetition. Then daily apply
what you pray and what you read in full obedience to God and it will
show you how to let your heart follow after God and not the world.
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