Christian Healing Ministry - Devotionals

Devotional for July 10, 2026

BE ATTRACTIVE BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE

SCRIPTURE READING - 📖 Matthew 15:10-11

When He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear and understand; “Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”

Additional Verses

📖 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Psalms 1:1-6; Matthew 15:1-20; Matthew 23:1-39

The outward Christian character should always be a reflection of the Words of Christ that you take into your heart. In Matthew 23:25-28 the LORD spoke the following rebuke against the Pharisees and the Scribes who always judged people as sinners from the outside. “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self indulgence. Blind Pharisees, first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also. Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like white washed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness. Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.” Today there are people who continue to walk as the scribes and Pharisees did. They are empty of the Word of God in their hearts, but in Churches they hold very responsible positions. Such people go about condemning other Christians. You must always flee from such people. The Son of Man never came to condemn the sinner, but instead He came to seek and find that which is lost. Matthew 9:12b says, “They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.” Jesus Christ went on to say, “I will have mercy, and not sacrifice; for l am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” Matthew, the tax collector, left everything and accepted Jesus Christ to lead his life, one who was being regarded a ‘sinner’ by the Pharisees. When you approach the Throne of mercy with humbleness and humility of heart and mind, the LORD Jesus Christ will cleanse you of all your sins and He will give you a pure heart. You must always pray as David prayed in Psalm 51:10 when he prayed, “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” You will be attractive to God just as David was, if you live a life of confession of your weaknesses always. You must always allow the Word of God to shape your character. Fill your heart with the Word of God. In a moment of spiritual crisis, only what dominates your heart, will rise to the surface. Remember the LORD Jesus Christ’s saying that ‘From the abundance of the heart so doth man speak.’ You cannot say good things about other people unless you fill your heart with good things and good things only come from the Word of God. So let the Word of God rule your thoughts, desires and decisions and you will be attractive both inside and outside and faith becomes your life style. Alleluia!

Prayer

Heavenly Father, help me to fill my heart with good things that come from Your Word. May Your Word rule my thoughts, desires and decisions so that I may be attractive both inward and outward. In Jesus Christ’s name I pray, Amen.