HOW'S THE HEART?

Have you thanked Him?

Have you praised Him?

Have you made it your priority to agree and cooperate with Him today?

Have you taken that deep breath and listened for what He has for you today?

1 Timothy 2:1 (The Message)

^1-3The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.

Ezekiel 11:19

I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh.

Did you get it wrong yesterday?

Was it a blow up with the spouse that led to a very chilly night?

Find yourself in a compromised position and then “compromised”?

Maybe a little un-truth was sprinkled in that presentation in order to make a sale.

You had some thoughts wander into areas and on things that to even the “untrained” eye would be considered a little suspect?

I’m not going to say all these happened to me yesterday, but I will be truthful and say they have “happened” to me.

We all have let things like anger, lust; deceit and bitterness get the best of us.  We are human after all. 

Yet what GOD asks of us to not allow the sins to harden our hearts or in other words callous our conscience.  GOD understands that we will have moments, days even, where we aren’t up to par.  That is why GOD has given us this “heart of flesh”.  It is there to reveal to us our errors and sins and to then guide us back to the truth, the Spirit and to GOD himself.

I love what Spurgeon says about the role of our conscience and the importance of maintaining a heart of flesh.

The quickened conscience holds a daily court and its sentences are heard and respected by the heart of flesh.

To paraphrase Spurgeon further,

When our heart is “flesh”, then the love of God affects us, humbles us, captivates us and draws us up towards Heaven!

For many who are recovering, our hearts have been hardened by a life of bad decisions, poor choices, and an ignored conscience.  Once we come to Jesus, once He changes the condition of our heart, we are to become more sensitive and more in tune with the heart of Jesus; a heart that is deeply in love with GOD.

Psalm 73:26

My flesh may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

So join me. 

Let’s give our hearts a quick “once over” this morning.  Is it supple or stingy?  Is it bitter or bendable?  Is it pious or pliable? Is it rebellious or “ready”?

1 Peter 3:14

…Through thick and thin, keep your hearts at attention, in adoration before Christ, your Master.

 

Have a blessed day.

I love you all.

Freedom Church