²⁰“Here is what I tell you. You must be more godly than the Pharisees and the teachers of the law. If you are not, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.”

Think!

Have you ever had an apple that looked good outside, but was bad inside? That’s what the Pharisees were like. Maybe you have been like that too. Outside you look and act like a follower of God. Inside you think and do things that do not please Him. God wants you to be good inside and out! Don’t be like the Pharisees! Tell God about those wrong inside thoughts and feelings. Let Him change your heart.

You can pray like this:

Dear God, please change my heart. Help me be good inside and outside so I can be like Jesus. In Jesus’ name. Amen.