DAILY?READINGS: Ruth 3-4; Isaiah 43 to 44:5; 2 Corinthians 3 to 4:6
Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. Matthew 15:7-8
This a harsh condemnation that Jesus delivered against the Pharisees. But are we sometimes guilty of the same? A hypocrite says one thing, yet does another. How it must grieve our heavenly Father’s heart to see his children honouring Him with their lips, but in practice their hearts are far from him. May we search our hearts to see if this applies to us. —E. V.
Search me O God, and know my heart today;
Try me O Saviour, know my thoughts I pray;
See if there be some wicked way in me,
Cleanse me from every sin and set me free. —J. Edwin Orr