Scripture: Luke 6: 45-47

A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.  “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like.

Scripture Commentary: Is good stored in your heart?

Do you say something good to appear good, but in your heart you are saying something that is completely different?  You can’t live a double life before God.  Jesus reminds us that our speech and actions reveal our true beliefs, attitudes and motivations.

The good impression you try to make won’t last if you hold deception in your heart.  In time, what’s in your heart will come out in your speech and  behavior.

If we ‘act’ like Christians but don’t have God in our heart, then we are hypocrites.

The hypocrite is the one who takes on religious behavior to gain attention, approval, acceptance, or admiration from others.

But if we try to live and do God’s work (even though we will at times fail), we aren’t hypocrites.

If you follow Christ, you have faith in him, love him, and are obedient to him.  And you give love to others.

If you call upon God to help you but you don’t do as he asks of you, what then are you?

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Luke Chapter 6