THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

MAN LOOKS AT YOU ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT TO GOD, IT’S THE HEART THAT MATTERS

When Jesus chose His twelve disciples, He didn’t choose people who had it all together. He didn’t choose the Pharisees, who kept all the religious rules, prayed at the right time, and gave what was required but whose hearts were not right. He chose people who had lots of FLAWS, who came out of DYSFUNCTION and weren’t raised in a religious ENVIRONMENT. Man looks on the OUTSIDE, at the PERFORMANCE, the CREDENTIALS, the BACKGROUND, but God looks BEYOND all that. He knows it’s the HEART that matters. He chose those whose HEARTS were COMMITTED to Him.

God is not looking for people who have a perfect PERFORMANCE. He’s looking for people who desire to PLEASE Him. Your behavior, attitude, and character may need some IMPROVEMENT, but just as with the disciples, God is saying, “I know your HEART is sincere; your heart is set to do the RIGHT thing. So I’m going to show Myself STRONG in your life.”

Today’s Scripture

2 Chronicles 16:9, NLT

“The eyes of the LORD search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.”