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For many years I went to church and smiled, hugged people, sang, and even read the Bible, but inside I was full of anger, hatred, and despair. I tried to fool people that I was happy and everything was okay, however I couldn’t fool Jesus.
Joyce Landorf says on one of her teaching tapes, "The people you sit next to in church may look absolutely darling, but inside they are dying". When it was time for us to shake hands and greet one another, if someone gave me a hug, it gave me the strength to make it through that day.
One of the best church services I ever attended was many years ago in Texas. The choir had just sang their special, and the pastor stood up to preach. He had only said about ten words, when someone went up to the altar and kneeled and started weeping. Within five minutes, the altar was full of people crying their hearts out because of the message in the song that the choir sang. The pastor stopped preaching, looked at us and said, "God is moving in our midst and I am letting Him take over the service".
The lady that was playing the organ stopped playing, went and knelt at the altar, and started weeping. The testimony of her leaving the organ to kneel has made a tremendous impact on my life. I have never forgotten that day.
You may have on your best clothes, had your hair fixed at the beauty shop the day before, but what about your heart? Is it clean and beautiful on the inside? When Jesus looks inside your heart, does He see His Love, or does He see anger, hatred, and desperation in your heart?