By their fruit

“You will know them by their fruit.” (Matthew 7:16)


“‘Oh taste and see.’ Those who never felt conviction of sin have obtained their religion as easily as someone getting a bath in the morning, by jumping into it—and then readily leaping out just as easily as they leaped in. Yet, truth will stand the test of time, a lie will not.” 


If we offer the Lord our best today He will know it. He knows our heart and its intent. 


O Lord, are not your eyes such that you can detect what is truth and what is deceit? You spy out the truth. That which is brought to you as worship, you can tell whether it is sincere or not. You can see the pretender's face through his mask, and read his heart through his outward profession. Your eyes spy out the facts which lie beneath the outside appearances. You can discern between the righteous and the wicked. Yes, God is the detector of shams and counterfeits, and by his infallible judgment the precious shall be severed from the vile; “for the Lord is a God of judgment, and by him actions are weighed.”


God has not to search with a lantern to find a truthful man, for “the Lord knoweth them that are his.” Charles Spurgeon


God knows what’s real and what’s not real. If we would submit to His Holy Spirit we too will have discernment. 


GiGi❤️