08/02/2024
A MATTER OF THE HEART I
John 13:22-24
_"The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he spoke. One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was reclining at table close to Jesus, so Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus of whom he was speaking."_ [ESV]
The name Judas Iscariot has become so synonymous with betrayal that the one who betrays another is called a Judas. So it is easy for us to think that Judas Iscariot was visibly and evidently a betrayer. That was not the case. In fact, when Jesus announced to the disciples that one of them was to betray Him, they could not tell it was Judas. They just looked at one another.
Beloved, sin is not always manifest to an onlooker. In fact, we all look better in our own eyes than we really are when measured against the high standard of God. So let it be known to you dear beloved that God looks at the heart and not the outside. You may put up appearances of goodness and fool men but God cannot be fooled. Come to Christ and He will change your heart.
*Prayer:*
Glorious Father, I acknowledge that you do not look at the outside but the heart. So I come before you to cleanse my heart and change me. Amen.
*Meditation Note:*
_"God looks at the heart and not the outside."_
Receive it, believe it, say it, see it and live it.
2024 - The Year of the Kingdom and Priesthood