The Secrets of our Hearts – Ken Barnes

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The Secrets of our Hearts – Ken Barnes

People may be pure in their own eyes, but the Lord examines their motives. (Proverb 16:2 NLT)

It is often said that what you see is what you get.  In the Church, this is often not true.

I led a discipleship program for a major mission organization.  We would often get young guys or gals in that school.  They knew all the Christian terminology. They have learned to play the Christian game of saying or doing just enough to please their parents or their pastor.  These students were not with us long before it becomes evident that there was a disconnect between what they said and what they did it. 

Christianity is not about pleasing people but pleasing God.  God is not pleased by external modifications we make to our actions, but internal heart transformation that changes why we do what we do.  These changes never come by self-effort alone, but by the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.

The lack of a heart change is illustrated clearly in the older brother of the prodigal son in Luke 12:11-32. When the younger brother got what the older brother thought he deserved, the older brother’s true spiritual colors were revealed. He did not serve his father out of love but because of what he could get from him. His motive was basically selfish.  The older brother was doing all the right things for all the wrong reasons.

Life has a way of confronting us about the secrets of our hearts. The next time someone else seems to get what you deserve, you might want to ask the Lord what he is trying to say to you.

Is he trying to reveal to you the secrets of your heart?

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