Key Ideas
Faith Fact
I will do what God says is right.
Faith Verse
Psalm 86:12 (NLT)
With all my heart I will praise you, O Lord my God. I will give glory to your name forever.
Question of the Day: How can we have a purified heart that honors God?
Read about It
Read: Psalm 139:23–24
When you first get up in the morning and look in the mirror, you might be kind of surprised by what you see. Your hair might be all over the place, you may have smudges of drool on your chin, and maybe you still have a piece of broccoli in your teeth from dinner the night before. How crazy would it be to look in the mirror, see all of that, and then just walk out the door to start your day? Normally, you look in the mirror to check yourself and see what needs to be changed so that you can start your day clean and ready to go.
In the same way, we can honor God by allowing Him to look at our heart to do a spiritual mirror check every day. We can go to God and ask Him to examine our heart. He can let us know if there’s anything in our heart that doesn’t line up with His commands. And when our heart isn’t right with Him, we should go to Him and ask for help. He can get us on the right track. As He shows us things to work on, we shouldn’t just walk away and ignore them. Instead, we should obey His instructions, ask Him to purify our heart, and keep Him as the Leader of our life.
Talk about It
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Question 1. What did the writer of today’s Bible verses ask God to know? Answer 1. His heart and thoughts (Psalm 139:23)
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| Question 2. According to these verses, what kind of path should we want to be on?
Answer 2. We should be on the path that leads to everlasting life. (Psalm 139:24)
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Question 3. When we know our heart isn’t right with God, what should we do? Answer 3. Go to Him and ask for help.
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| Question 4. How does having a clean and purified heart before God show Him honor and worship?
Answer 4. Answers will vary.
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| Question 5. How can we have a purified heart that honors God?
Answer 5. Answers will vary.
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Pray about It
Dear God, I know there are times that I make mistakes. Please search my heart and show me anything in my life that doesn’t honor You. I want to be clean and pure before You. Amen.