"You must have a good heart," one man said to his child, "if you are going to act right in this world." And then to illustrate his point he continued, "Suppose my watch was not keeping time very well. Would it do any good if I went to the town clock, and made the hands of my watch point exactly the same as those of the larger clock in the square? No, of course not! Soon my watch would be just as inaccurate as before. Rather, I should take my watch to a watchmaker, or to a jeweller who repairs watches. It is only when my watch has been cleaned and repaired that its hands will be able to keep time accurately all day long."
When we spend time in prayer, we are, in like manner, going to the Heart Maker, asking Him to 'clean and repair' our hearts from the damage caused by sins we have committed. We are asking Him to put us right again on the inside, so that we can act right on the outside. When our children see us doing this, they are much more likely go to the Heart Maker when they feel their own lives are in disarray or 'out of sync' - rather than turn to the world and reset their soul according to its standards and priorities.
Have you visited the Heart Maker today?
Example is not the main thing in influencing
others. It is the only thing.
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