Matters of the Heart

We begin our study of the heart with this scripture from Jeremiah 17:9, which reads: “The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked. Who can know it?” That is the condition of the heart of many that are not born again. Sometimes, it can be the condition of the heart of the disciple of Christ. Therefore, we should not allow our heart to be our only guide. Jesus never said such things as: “Listen and follow your heart . Be true to yourself. “ There is a reason for that. That’s why the Word of God known to us as the Holy Bible is so important for us to read and study so that it has the opportunity to change our hearts from desperately wicked and deceitful above all things to a sanctified heart that can be of great help in guiding us as long as we feel the peace of God in our hearts. Your heart must be changed by the transforming power of the Holy Spirit and kept in the status of being discipled by HIS Word. Here’s a promise about that from Ezekiel 36:26-27. A new heart will I give you and a new spirit will I put within you. I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh. I will give you a tender heart toward ME so that you will follow MY decrees and laws. When HE has done this to your heart, you can trust your heart to be some great help in guiding you. Otherwise, your heart will follow a path to spiritual destruction such as in Proverbs 14:12. It reads: “There is a way which seems right to a man; but, the end of it leads to (spiritual) death. Therefore, guard your heart by keeping your heart tender and sensitive to the Lord Jesus Christ.