Sermon OTM - Matthew 6:19-24

We’re still in the Sermon On the Mount,But I’m going to begin by reading a of couple verses from Psalm 139- this is one of the very popular Psalms• its beautiful and haunting poetry are easy for us to follow◦ and at the same time, carries us from heights of the heavens◦ and depths of the ocean, to the abyss of our own souls• it begins:“ O LORD, you have searched me and known me!”◦ but then it ends:“Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts!And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!” (Ps. 139:1 and 23-24)- although David begins confessing God has searched him and known him,• he ends the poem with a request that God will search him◦ I think that’s because he realizes God knows his heart,◦ and he does not know it as well as God• the truth is, we can fool our own hearts about how righteous we are