A THOUGHT!!!

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MF Blume wrote:

> Praise God!  That is the nail smack-dab on the head.  So many have been
> OUTWARD oriented and have tried to clean the outside of the cup
> while the inside kept on sending out its rank and putrid smell!

RIGHT ON!!! There are few things worse than a dressed up ""dump"".
Although it looks good and can be a ""tourist"" attraction, the smell
always comes through.... A skunk is a skunk, no matter how pretty it may
appear.
 
> When the heart is realized as the "heart" of the matter, and it is targetted
> for holiness, THEN and ONLY THEN wil the outward be "correctly" cleansed.
> Notice Jesus did not say cleanse the outward.  He said CLEANSE THE INWARD
> and the outward WILL BE CLEAN.  IOW, we simply will not be able to
> stomach worldly outwardness if our hearts are holy!!!! The outward WILL
> change!!

EXACTLY!!! When the heart is in tune with God, it will love the things
he loves and hate the things he hates!!! It is Jesus on the inside,
working on the outside...... There is no way possible for what is on the
inside not to influence what is on the outside. The bottom line is this:
If you LOVE the Lord with all your heart, mind, soul & strength then you
will do those things that please Him!!!! 

> Those who leave the heart filthy and set up the outward so "holy" are
> easy to spot.  They are self-righteous and always criticize others for
> the lack of outward holiness.  And they have sharp tempers and all sorts
> of carnal traits.  Their "yacking" and picking motes out of eyes
> is the very beam in their own eyes.

Can a fountain bring forth both bitter and sweet???
 
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Pastor J McNair :-)
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