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Good morning. Today is Tuesday, July 21st!

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📖 Verse Of The Day

— 1 Samuel 16:7

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🧠 Devotional

Have you ever heard the song Reckless Love by Cory Asbury?

It’s one of the most popular worship songs of the past decade, but it’s also one of the most controversial.

The debate comes down to one word: reckless.

Normally, reckless means acting carelessly, without thinking, or ignoring the consequences. If that’s what Cory meant, we’d have a problem because that’s not who God is. The Bible says God is perfect in all His ways (Deuteronomy 32:4), knows the end from the beginning (Isaiah 46:10), and never makes mistakes.

After the criticism, Cory explained, “I’m not saying God Himself is reckless. He is not crazy. I am, however, saying that the way He loves is, in many regards, quite so.” He explained that God’s love isn’t selfish or calculating. It doesn’t stop and ask, “What’s in it for Me?” Instead, it gives itself away. Cory pointed to Jesus’ parable of the shepherd leaving the ninety nine sheep to rescue the one lost sheep. From our perspective, that almost seems reckless. To God, it’s simply love.

Now, if someone literally meant that God is careless or foolish, that would be a serious and potentially blasphemous statement because Scripture teaches that God is perfectly wise and holy.

But I think it’s safe to assume that’s not what Cory meant when he wrote it, and it certainly isn’t what millions of Christians mean when they sing it.

The Bible often uses hyperbole to emphasize truth. Jesus said to pluck out your eye if it causes you to sin (Matthew 5:29) and that it’s easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter God’s kingdom (Matthew 19:24). He wasn’t giving literal instructions. He was using bold language to make unforgettable points.

Here’s the lesson I don’t want us to miss. Before Cory ever explained the lyric, God already knew exactly what he meant. “The Lord looks at the heart” (1 Samuel 16:7). God didn’t need the interview because He already knew Cory’s heart.

Maybe this isn’t a song you’re comfortable singing, and that’s okay.

But if you do sing it, God doesn’t have to wonder what you mean. Hebrews 4:13 says nothing is hidden from Him. He knew Cory’s heart when he wrote those words, and He knows our hearts every time we sing them.

People may misunderstand our words, but God never misunderstands the heart of someone who sincerely wants to honor Him.