Good morning everyone and welcome back to another mornings with the masters.

We would devote ourselves to the Lord,

daily with you.

Good morning, you guys.

Good morning, indeed.

We're picking back up with a new morning mercy,

and Tori's gonna take it from here.

Yes, yeah, let's do it.

Today's devotional says this.

It's the heart that's the problem.

People, locations, and situations don't cause me to sin.

They're aware of the sin of my heart gets revealed. If you ask the little boy why he

hit his sister, he won't tell you it was because of the sin that's in his heart. No, he'll

say she was bothering me.

If you asked a teenager why he came in so late, he won't willingly take responsibility.

He'll tell you a long story of how there was an accident on the freeway, then a long train he had to wait for,

and then a water main break that flooded the street that he normally drives on.

If you ask the father why he is so angry all the time, he won't tell you it's because of the selfishness

and impatience in his heart. No, he'll say it's because of his kids. They just drive him crazy.

If you ask a single person why she's so moody and

discontent, she won't say it's because of the jealousy that resides in her

heart. She'll point to all the ways that life has been hard. If you ask the old man

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