There is a legend that the Queen of Sheba once sent two wreaths of roses to King Solomon. One was genuine and the other was artificial. According to the legend, she defied Solomon to detect which was artificial and which was genuine.
Solomon opened the window and let in a swarm of bees, which at once settled on the wreath of real roses.
This is similar to our hearts. Our hearts are like the flowers and God is like the swarm of bees. And he knows whether our hearts are true or false.
I always ask myself, when I worship God, am I doing it because my heart tells me to or is it because I want to show that I am holy? Am I sincere in my worship of God?
The psalmist of Ps 50 says "A pure heart create for me O God, put a steadfast spirit within me. A we pray in our daily lives, let these words be a part of our prayer to God, asking him to give us purity of heart.
