Jesus called the crowd to him and said, "Listen and understand. 11 What goes into your mouth does not defile you, but what comes out of your mouth, that is what defiles you."
12 Then the disciples came to him and asked, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?"
13 He replied, "Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots. 14 Leave them; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit."
15 Peter said, "Explain the parable to us."
16 "Are you still so dull?" Jesus asked them. 17 "Don't you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? 18 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these defile you. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. 20 These are what defile you; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile you."
Matthew 15:10-19
God is not as concerned about the external actions that you may do today as much as He is about the internal workings and meditations of your heart! You see, a relationship with Jesus Christ, at its very core, is all about letting the Holy Spirit restore the brokenness of your heart that has been tainted by original sin. Your utmost priority as a follower of Jesus should not be to “look the part” of a Christian through external acts of righteousness but to “be” in love with Jesus at the very core of who you are. As you fall in love with Jesus in your heart of hearts, the external fruits of His healing touch and His redeeming Spirit will naturally show in the words that you speak as well as in your actions as the world looks on and see’s Jesus in you. Fall in love with Jesus today.
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