Proverbs 4:23 (NKJV) 23 Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. To keep our heart also means to watch over, cultivate, and protect it. What are we protecting it from? From the things that will pull us down, or draw us away from God, or things 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
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
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
Jeremiah 17:9-10 (NKJV) 9 “The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? 10 I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings. As followers of Christ, it’s critically important that we check … Read more
Jeremiah 17:9 (NKJV) 9 “The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? No one but God truly knows our heart. He knows it inside and out. And this verse describes the state of every man’s heart. It doesn’t sound very pretty, does it? Although many may like to think that this type of heart is only in … Read more