His Heart is Not with You

[Christsfreeservant]

“When you sit down to dine with a ruler,​

Consider carefully what is before you,​

And put a knife to your throat​

If you are a man of great appetite.​

Do not desire his delicacies,​

For it is deceptive food.”​

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“Do not eat the bread of a selfish man,​

Or desire his delicacies;​

For as he thinks within himself, so he is.​

He says to you, “Eat and drink!”​

But his heart is not with you.​

You will vomit up the morsel you have eaten,​

And waste your compliments.” (Proverbs 23:1-3,6-8 NASB1995)​

From a spiritual perspective, the lesson to be learned here is great! We must be very discerning and guarded in our hearts and minds with regard to what we take into our minds and hearts. For much is being presented to us daily by people who are in positions of power, rule, and tremendous influence. Especially this is true in this generation when we are being fed moment by moment “food for thought” by the media 24 hours a day, around the clock.

Please, for your own sake, do not align yourselves with a particular political party and then take in everything they say as though it is gospel truth, and then just regurgitate what they are spreading to others as though you have direct and personal knowledge that what they are feeding you is the absolute truth and not tainted in any way, shape, or form. For liars and deceivers abound everywhere you look these days. Truth is very hard to find.

And please be aware that anything can be altered, faked, photoshopped and AI generated these days. So, although it may look real, the whole thing could be fake. So, just because you read it, hear it, and see it, don’t just accept it as truth. Deception abounds in this generation! It is huge!! And please know that if they have our images and our voices, that they could most likely produce any kind of fake photo and/or video or recording of us.

So, if you are a follower of Jesus Christ, pray to have spiritual discernment. When you read, hear, and/or see something, take it to the Lord in prayer, and inquire of the Lord as to its truthfulness or as to its deceptiveness. Even in your study of the Scriptures, be diligent to read Scriptures in their full and appropriate context, and compare Scripture with Scripture to make certain that you are getting the correct understanding of what you are reading.

But please, do not be quick to believe people just because they are of a particular political party, or of a particular “church” denomination, and/or because they are popular and well liked, and/or because they are charming and interesting and funny and well-read, and/or because they are Doctor so and so, or Reverend so and so, etc. Pray for discernment, and then don’t be feeding your minds with the garbage of the world, but with the Word of God.

For what these Scripture verses describe say a lot about many people in positions of prominence, influence, rule, and authority in our world and in our nations today. Many of our leaders, both in the government and in “the church” are liars, deceivers, charmers, manipulators, tricksters, selfish, and self-centered egomaniacs who are charming and winsome on the outside, but whose hearts are not with us, but against us, if truth be told.

And one day, perhaps one day soon, this is all going to come out into the open and it will be evident what these people are really made of.

But there is also a time, which could already be here, when there will be many righteous people who will be framed and falsely accused of wrongs they did not commit, so, again, we must pray for much discernment. Pray to God to know what is true and what is false. But if we have trusted in the wrong people, and then the truth comes out, which will be evidenced by their obvious actions, then we will regret that we put our trust in them.

Testing the spirits: [Matthew 7:15-23; Matthew 24:11-24; Luke 6:26; John 10:1-15; Romans 16:17-19; 2 Corinthians 11:3,13-15; Ephesians 4:11-16; Philippians 3:2; 2 Peter 2:1-22; 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22; 1 Timothy 1:3-7; 1 Timothy 6:3-10; 2 Timothy 3:1-9; 1 John 4:1-6; Jude 1:1-25]

For Our Nation

An Original Work / September 11, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Bombs are bursting. Night is falling.
Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.
Trust Him with your life today.
Make Him your Lord and your Savior.
Turn from your sin. Follow Jesus.
He will forgive you of your sin;
Cleanse your heart, made new within.

Men betraying: Our trust fraying.
On our knees to God we’re praying,
Seeking God to give us answers
That are only found in Him.
God is sovereign over all things.
Nothing from His mind escaping.
He has all things under His command,
And will work all for good.

Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.

Men deceiving: We’re believing
In our Lord, and interceding
For our nation and its people
To obey their God today.
He is our hope for our future.
For our wounds He offers suture.
He is all we need for this life.
Trust Him with your life today.

His Heart is Not with You
An Original Work / June 15, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love