You are not defiled by what you eat; you are defiled by what you say and do!
Mark 7:15
Jesus said, “Can you see that what you eat won’t defile you? Food doesn’t come in contact with your heart, but only passes through the stomach and them comes out again. It is the thought-life that defiles you. For from within, out of a person’s heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, eagerness for lustful pleasure, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness.” Mark 7:18-22
What a list! One has to stop and wonder why Jesus took the time to individually name each evil. Maybe there were those in the crowd he was directly addressing. I know I’m human. I’m guilty of things on “the list”. I try to make a conscience effort to have a clean thought-life, so that my heart will stay clean. It’s not easy in the world in which we live.
Application
Look at your heart. Is it a clean heart?
Prayer
Dear God, clean me from the inside out, so that I may have a clean heart.
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