Daily Devotional

Do you know God will judge us even for the thoughts we allow into our hearts? You might say, “No one knows what I am thinking… I only thought about it; I didn’t do it.” This is how the Pharisees thought, and Jesus called them fools. First, your thoughts are not hidden from God, and second, thinking evil is equivalent to doing evil. Lust is adultery, and anger is murder. (cf. Matthew 5:21-22, 27-28). “For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. The good man out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.” (Matthew 12:34-35)

Freedom is a double-edged sword. How? Freedom entails responsibility. Having heard the Gospel, we would be severely punished if we fail to do what it requires. Meanwhile, those who never had the opportunity to know Jesus Christ may be pardoned for their ignorance. This is why Jesus said: “The men of Nineveh will arise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.” (Luke 11:32). To whom much is given, much is expected.