[S] Matthew 11:23 --
23"And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will descend to Hades; for if the miracles had occurred in Sodom which occurred in you, it would have remained to this day.
[O] Capernaum was one of the city that did not repent (v.20) faced the consequence of descending to Hades. Jesus also mentions that enough miracles took place in Capernaum and yet people's overwhelmingly unrepentant hearts could not save from the city ending up in Hades. At times, I wish God's miraculous power be revealed in this world falling away from God every day as if that's going to turn the ship around, but this passage set me straight by explaining that it's not the presence or God's miracles that's going to save people (city, nation, or the world) but the repentant hearts of the very people Jesus died for on the Cross that is going to save us.
[A] As I face the challenges of daily life, and the struggles I must face, I wish for some sort of God's miracles to take place in my life to lift me out of these circumstances. Instead of that mentality I must examine my own heart to make sure it is aligned with His through repentance, commitment, and devotion to His wonderful grace and love because my own pure heart for Him is what's going to bring forth His beauty and in turn lift me out of my own struggles.
[P] Dear Father, I want to increase my commitment for You out of gratitude for Your wondrous grace. May I not seek an easy way out by way of some lightning bolt from Heaven to set my life straight because it is my dedicated and pure heart You're after. I humbly offer up my heart to You in surrender. In Your precious name. Amen.
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