WISDOM: KEEP YOUR
HEART WITH ALL DILIGENCE
Keep your heart with
all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life. Proverbs 4:23
One of the most
important human body parts is the heart. The Bible says that it is out of the
heart that all the issues of life emanate from. Jeremiah understood this and
hence he said, in Jeremiah 17:9, that ‘the
heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?’ This
prophet was probably overwhelmed by the matters of the heart.
You may not know the
function of the heart, but the memory verse provides us with immense wisdom. Bible
says that because the issues of life proceed from the heart, it is needful that
you keep your heart with all carefulness. Why is this necessary? So that no
root of bitterness grows in your heart and thereby prevent you from having a
perfect relationship with God. Proverbs 14:13 says, ‘even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is
heaviness.’ This scripture is a reason why you need to keep your heart with
diligence. How do you keep your heart with diligence? By keeping the word in
your heart and applying your heart to divine counsel. Psalms 119:11 says, ‘Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I
might not sin against thee.’
The more you study
the word and meditate on it, the more you receive divine counsel and
instruction from God. This certainly enables you to keep your heart and not
allow bitterness to gain grounds in your heart. Remember that a pure heart and
a prepared spirit are all the grounds the Holy Spirit needs in your life to work
out the plans and purposes of God for your life.
Prayer
I thank You dear
Lord for today’s wisdom key which admonishes me to keep my heart with all
diligence. I thank You that my heart is a prepared home for the Holy Spirit to
dwell and make manifest the power of God in me. Have Your way in me today.
Thank You in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Reference: Psalms
119:11; Matthew 12:34; Mark 7:21
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