Proverbs 4:23 (LSB) 23 Guard your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life. Why does the Word of God so frequently refer to the condition of the human heart? Our “heart” is the core of who we are. In it we store what is dearest to us. Is it a … Read more
1 Samuel 16:7 (NKJV) 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” While man focuses on outward … Read more
1 Samuel 16:7 (NKJV) 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” If one thing is abundantly … Read more
Matthew 13:15 (NKJV) 15 For the hearts of this people have grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, And their eyes they have closed, Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them.’ Jesus said that … Read more
Jeremiah 17:9 (NKJV) 9 “The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? Most of us have heard the saying, ”follow your heart”. But according to this verse, if we don’t let God change our heart, mind and spirit, we are in deep trouble. We definitely should not be following … Read more
Jeremiah 17:9 (NKJV) 9 “The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? Brothers and sisters in Christ, we are all dealing with wicked and deceitful hearts that need transformation. No one is perfect, even after getting saved. It takes time to turn this heart of ours around. We will always … Read more
Matthew 15:1-3 (NKJV) 1 Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying, 2 “Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.” 3 He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God … Read more
Romans 2:28-29 (NKJV) 28 For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh; 29 but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the Spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from men but … Read more
Jeremiah 17:9 (NKJV) 9 “The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? It’s not uncommon for people to ask God to change them, make them a different person, with less faults and shortcomings. This is usually a sincere request on their part. They want to live differently, in a … Read more
Deuteronomy 10:16 (NKJV) 16 Therefore circumcise the foreskin of your heart, and be stiff-necked no longer. An uncircumcised heart is a hard heart. And with anything that is hard, nothing can penetrate it. Our hearts are closed to whatever God may suggest. That layer of hardness has to come off if we ever want to fully … Read more
Ezekiel 36:26 (NKJV) 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. This verse in the Old Testament is very symbolic of the new birth, made available to us through the … Read more