292. It’s Not Your Food, But Your Heart That Matters

Matthew 15, Mark 7

And he said unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into he man, it cannot defile him;     Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?     And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.     For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,     Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, and evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:     All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.   Mark 7:18-23

People get obsessed over the latest diet trend. They all have some sort of science they use to back up why their way of eating is the best. They show personal results, before and after pics, etc. Some even turn dieting and healthy eating into a spiritual thing. Here God says basically that what goes in our mouth doesn't defile us because it doesn't go to our heart. It goes into our belly and then our body purges all the things that it doesn't need at it comes back out of our body. It's what's in our heart that comes out that matters to God. It lists all these wicked things that can be kept in our heart that lead to horrible, wicked things. That's what truly defiles us. So, where is your focus? Do you obsess over your health trying to do every conceivable thing to make you look and feel better? While it does matter to some extent because it can affect your service for the Lord, it's not what truly matters in the sight of God. It is God's way that you should be thinking and His ways that you should be following. Will you focus on the Lord and pay attention to the things that really matter in your life?

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