"...the Lord looks at the heart" (1 Samuel 16:7b).
Matthew 6:4; 6:6, 6:18 all have something in common. They tell us that God rewards unseen devotion. Look at the statements with me:
Matthew 6:3-4: "But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you."
Matthew 6:6: "But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you."
Matthew 6:17-18: "But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face so that your fasting will not be noticed by men, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you."
God is with you in this quiet moment.
Matthew 6:4; 6:6, 6:18 all have something in common. They tell us that God rewards unseen devotion. Look at the statements with me:
Matthew 6:3-4: "But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you."
Matthew 6:6: "But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you."
Matthew 6:17-18: "But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face so that your fasting will not be noticed by men, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you."
God is with you in this quiet moment.