God looks at our hearts and He checks our motives

Psalms_51-10: Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me

What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit his very self?

Luke 9:25

Mark_8-36: For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

Did you know that you can do very spiritual things that are still rooted in self ?

You can sing in the choir, lifting up songs to God, but your motive could be to be seen by men. You can become a leader or go into ministry because you want to feel important. That is why God looks at the heart and He checks our motives (1 Samuel 16:7).

Wrong motives will not please God. We can fool men…