A Man Speaks From His Heart

                                        Matthew 15:11
                   "Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth
                        a man, but that which cometh out of the
                                mouth, this defileth a man."

        The Saviour took occasion to show the multitude, that the great source of pollution was the heart.  They supposed that external things chiefly defiled a man, and on this all their doctrines about purification were founded.  This opinion of the Jews was of great importance to correct. Our Saviour took occasion, at that point, to direct not just the Jews but all people to the true source of defilement:  "our own hearts."   He directed it to all with the importance of:  “Hear and understand.”     .
        We must hear and understand, and teach what Christ words say to us.  That what anyone should eat could not render them sinners. The man, the moral agent, the soul, could not be polluted by anything that is eaten.  What proceeds from the man himself, from his heart, that is what would defile him.  Defileth - Pollutes, corrupts, or renders sinful.   Today, Be Blessed, Have A Good Meal, and Thank God For It.    
        Amen!!
 
Reading: ( Mat. 15:10-20)

                                 May God Bless You
                                  And Your Families

                                              Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.
                                              The Cross Life Ministry