From the Pastor: Dr. M. J. Seymour, Sr.
It is written: “He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.” (Mk. 7:6)
The thing about vain religion is that it is filled with an abundance of lip service. It makes a lot of noise but there is never any real substance to it. Like the Pharisees and scribes, it is all show for self-gain and self-aggrandizement. It is religion for the sake of religion. It is empty of the love for God, the love for Jesus, the love for truth, and the love for the salvation of others. It seeks only its own. It cannot see or understand the genuine essence of the holy worship of God.
The Lord Jesus said, “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” (Mt. 6:21) For the real believer it is not about money; but it is about God, about Jesus, about salvation, and about the new heart within. It is about the stirring of the Spirit of God that floods the heart with His holiness, righteousness, love, and passion. The new heart born out of the Spirit, out of the blood of the Lamb, and out of the grace and passion of the Father seeks only one thing – to bring honor to the Father through the passionate witness of Jesus the Son of the living God. The treasure of the believer’s heart is not of this world; rather it is found in the King’s treasury, in the overflowing honeycomb of His Word, in the relationship of the child with the Father, and in the Waltz of Grace with the Holy Spirit in the ballroom of life. It is the very presence of God in the heart of the eternal soul. What greater treasure could be bestowed upon such sinful creatures? It is all a matter of the heart, not of the lips!
The Apostle Paul exhorted the Hebrews concerning their relationship with God, “Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith…” (Heb. 10:22) They were not to be like the religious masses that are masters of vain lip service. Genuine believers approach and serve God with a heart that is empty of all pretenses, but filled with truth.
When the love and grace of God dances within the heart, the soul sways to the music of the heavenly orchestra, and the Bride gracefully moves along in hand and arm of the Groom. A heart in love is fixed upon the object of that love. It cannot focus elsewhere. Talk is a distraction; the heart in love waltzes mindful only of that cherished love.
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