Who does your heart belong to?

Jesus’ words to the Pharisees really hit me today.

He said to them,

This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me.
They worship me in vain… (Mark 7:6-7)

I can teach all the right things, I can say all the right things, I can even do a lot of good things.

But does my heart truly belong to God? Is my heart truly his? If not, all my acts of “worship” are empty and fruitless in His eyes.

Lord, search me and know my heart. May it truly belong to you in every way. Amen.