DANIEL FAST DAY TEN

I am sitting with a friend at Paula's and we have been discussing what "defiles" us.  We got on this subject because the Daniel Fast is about denying some of our fleshly wants by eating only fruit and vegetables.  One of the focuses of the fast  is on removing our sin.  This is what it means when we say that we are "humbling ourselves."  The diet actually causes us to think about what we put in our lives.  It helps us to evaluate what is "unclean" in us.

In Matthew 15 Jesus talks about what makes us unclean.  He says that the food is not what makes us unclean.  Matthew 15:11 NIV  "What goes into a man's mouth does not make him 'unclean,' but what comes out of his mouth, that is what makes him 'unclean.' "

What is in your heart?  I have been asking this each day and I have also been asking God to reveal what is in our hearts.

Have you listened to what comes out of your mouth?  What are you talking about when you are in conversations with your family?  What do you talk about behind someone's back?  What do talk about with your humor?  Examine your heart by examining what comes out of your mouth. 

ENCOURAGEMENT FROM GOD'S WORD

Matthew 5:8 NIV  "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God."

God Bless you with a Pure Heart!
Pastor Bill