An Inside Work!

When I was a teenager, it was popular to have "pajama parties."  A bunch of girls would get together for a "sleepover" at someone's house (which usually was mine).  It was an unwritten rule to try and stay up all night...and the later it got, the sillier we got!!!  One time I decided to play a trick on the girls.  I got out mom's very fancy crystal stemwear .  Then I mixed up a terrible concoction of juices (including prune juice), pop, and everything except milk--and then I served each one a glass full--telling them that this was a very special recipe.  They all drank it....and, to my surprise, most of them liked it!  However, the next morning there was a line-up to the bathroom!  So what's my point?  The outside may look really great, but the inside could be a disaster!

II Corinthians 4:7 tells us that "we have this treasure (the knowledge of Christ) in earthen vessels (our weak and fragile bodies), that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us."  And, again in Matthew 23: 25-26 we're told it's more important to "clean the inside of the cup 1st."
People!  What's contained  in your heart?  Is it anger, unforgiveness, control issues, resentment, bitterness, etc.--or is it love, joy, peace, forgiveness, etc.?

I know a lot of people who look BEAUTIFUL on the outside, but they are NASTY and MEAN  on the inside.  Only God truly knows your heart!  You may be able to fool others, but not Him!  Empty yourself of anything that is contaminating and polluting you.  Let Him wash you with the cleansing power of His blood.

"Sleep with clean hands either kept clean all day by integrity or washed clean at night by repentance."  [John Donne]