God has given us a unique organ, the heart, to keep us alive and operating. The heart is the organ that pumps blood into every vein releasing the flow of life into our bodies. The heart is at the center of our bodies. Even spiritually God has called the heart the place where the issues of life flow according to . . . . . . . . .
Proverbs 4:20 - 24 - My son, attend to my words; consent {and} submit to my sayings.
Let them not depart from your sight; keep them in the center of your heart.
For they are life to those who find them, healing {and} health to all their flesh.
Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life.
In life, everything has to be checked and diagnosed regularly to make sure it is functioning properly. Cars go in for a tune-up as well as pianos. Machines are troubleshot and people are given exams.
As Christians we to must allow the Holy Spirit and the Word of God the opportunity to analyze or diagnose our hearts. In the scripture it says to let a man examine himself. Gal 6:4 But let every person carefully scrutinize {and} examine {and} test his own conduct {and} his own work.
We must be able to HONESTLY examine our motives to see if they are lining up to the standard of God's Word. It is like when we go to the doctor's office, there will be crucial questions asked to make sure the information you give will be able to make the correct analysis of the problem. Truth is absolutely necessary to reach the depth of our problem. It is the same with God, He requires us to be absolutely truthful so we can align our hearts to receive what we need to live righteously.
Matthew 5:16 Jesus said, "Are you also still without understanding? 17 Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated? 18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. 19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornication’s, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. 20 These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man."
God has given us the power of His word to correctly analyze our lives if we would use it as an instrument to troubleshoot our heart. Hebrews 4:12 says For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Not only does the Word of God analyze our condition, it also gives us truth to purify and cleanse us. Psalm 119:9 How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word. In the book of James 1:22- 25 - But be doers of the Word [obey the message], and not merely listeners to it, betraying yourselves [into deception by reasoning contrary to the Truth].
For if anyone only listens to the Word without obeying it {and} being a doer of it, he is like a man who looks carefully at his [own] natural face in a mirror;
For he thoughtfully observes himself, and then goes off and promptly forgets what he was like.
But he who looks carefully into the faultless law, the [law] of liberty, and is faithful to it {and} perseveres in looking into it, being not a heedless listener who forgets but an active doer [who obeys], he shall be blessed in his doing (his life of obedience).
In order for us to live in the fullness of life, we must allow God's word to cleanse us as we delight ourselves in the Word of God. When we do that God's word will bring forth healing and health to our flesh. We will also be like the tree that planted by the river of water and we will bring forth fruit in season and whatever we do will prosper. Why, we are allowing our hearts to be examined and restored by the Word of God.
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