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‘Swimming Against the Flow’ — Psalm 14:1-2

1 Thessalonians 2:4 (NLT) - For we speak as messengers approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News. Our purpose is to please God, not people. He alone examines the motives of our hearts. 

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” — 1 Samuel 16:7 | New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide. Cross References: Genesis 4:5; 1 Samuel 2:3; 2 Samuel 7:20; 1 Kings 8:39; Luke 16:15; John 8:15; Acts 4:5

Because God will examine what kind of workers we have been for him, we should build our lives on his Word and build his Word into our lives. Consistent and diligent study of God's Word is vital; otherwise, we will be lulled into neglecting God and our true purpose for living.

Arthur Pink

The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? “I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.” Jeremiah 17:9-10 | New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide.