Anyone can go through the motions of being a Christian; going to church, praying, reading the word, etc.
What God is really looking for is a heart that is willing to be submitted to His will. His eyes roam across the globe, looking for a spirit of obedience.
We must be on the lookout to make sure that weren’t make the same fatal mistake that the Pharisees of Jesus’ day made. They came close to God in appearance, words, and occupation, but not in the one place where it really mattered, their hearts.
God isn’t looking for praise from the mouth, but from the heart.
Worship is very personal to God. He’s not some distant deity, indifferent to the going’s on of earth. Rather, He compares Israel and the church to a His beloved bride (Isaiah 62:4-5, Jeremiah 3:14, Ephesians 5:25-27, Revelation 21:2). God isn’t looking for a casual relationship, but an “I do”. He wants to be closer to us than a husband is to his wife.
Going with this comparison, imagine being married to someone who you know doesn’t really love you. They may claim it with their lips, but they completely disregard you with the way they live and how they treat you. Would you really want to stay in that relationship? Is that something you really look for in a marriage?
God isn’t looking for that either. Jesus is very clear that we must love Him with all of our hearts and minds, holding nothing back in our pursuit of Him (Matthew 10:37).
He will not settle for anything less.
God bless, Jesus loves you ✝️❤️
