"And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not turned to Me with her whole heart, but in pretense, says the LORD." (Jer. 3:10)

A man went inside a telephone booth and dialed the number of a friend. When the connection was made, the friend kept saying, "I can't hear you; speak louder." All his friend could hear was the sound of the roar of the traffic in the background. He then said, "Shut the door so I can hear you."

For us to truly hear God's word and be totally committed to Him, we must shut the door to the outside world. Worldly interests and enticements distract us from serving the Lord. Let us set our minds on and seek first the things above so that we can serve God with the whole heart and not in pretense.