Heart - Spiritual Cleansing

Heart - Spiritual Cleansing

February 1, 2025

Psalm 139:23-24 Search me O God and know my heart, try me and know my thoughts, and see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

Deuteronomy 6:5 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

Heart

According to the Bible, the heart is the center of spiritual activity and all the operations of human life. It is the core of our being and "the wellspring of life." (Proverbs 4:23). From the heart comes grief, desires, joy, understanding, thoughts and reasoning, faith and belief. Choices and decisions flow out of what is in your heart. It should be guarded (Proverbs 4:23), for as the water reflects the face, one's life reflects the heart. (Proverbs 27:19)

This month, February, my theme will be about The Heart. As I've written in earlier posts, the heart yearns for unconditional love that God can provide. It is then strengthened by His presence there and consumed with reverence and godly fear.

Out of the Heart Comes Love

1 John 4:19 We love because God first loved us.
Love God with all your heart, soul, and might. That is:

  • With sincere love, not in word and tongue only, but inwardly in truth
  • With strong love. He that is our all must have our all, and none but He
  • With excellent love, we must love God above any creature, whatever, and love nothing but what we love for Him.
  • With an intelligent love. To love Him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, we must see good cause to love Him
  • With an entire love, He is ONE; our hearts must be united in His love.

The heart and its thoughts must be made right before the actions of life can be set right.

May this love of God be shed abroad in our hearts (Romans 5:8)

Explore the recesses of your heart.  God can see through all our disguises anyway.

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