The Center of Life
“For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to
thee; but his heart is not with thee.” (Proverbs 23:7)
Today’s Morsel: Some folks think that when the
Bible refers to the heart, it is speaking about that piece of flesh inside of
their chest. But that’s not what it is referring to. It is referring to
your mental capacity. Your feelings, the
will,
the understanding, wisdom, and even the
intellect.
The mind is the center of life. Therefore, we must maintain complete control
and tight rein over it. It can fool you. It can cause you to see things that
aren’t there. It can make you react in a way that isn’t good or say things that
can destroy your character. But when it is controlled and kept in a right state
with God and His Word, it can give you love, joy, peace, and the newness of
life. It can help you accomplish great things that you didn’t know you were
capable of doing. It can pull the best qualities out of you. It can help you
overcome obstacles and insurmountable hurdles that you didn’t think that you
could cross. “We must, according to Gills Commentary, keep the mind from vanity, the understanding from error, the will from
perverseness, the conscience clear of guilt, the affections from being
inordinate and set on evil objects, the thoughts from being employed on bad
subjects; and the whole from falling into the hands of the enemy, or being the
possession of Satan: great diligence had need be used in keeping it, since it
is naturally so deceitful and treacherous; a strict eye is to be kept upon it;
all the avenues to it to be watched, that nothing hurtful enters, or evil comes
out; it is to be kept by all manner of means that can be thought of, by prayer,
hearing, reading, meditation; and, above all, by applying to Christ for his
grace and Spirit to sanctify, preserve, and keep it.” (Gills Commentary) Therefore,
we must heed King Solomon’s advice: “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out
of it are the issues of life.” (Proverbs 4:23)
Sing: Jesus at the center of it all, Jesus at
the center of it all, from beginning to the end, it will always be, it always
been you Jesus.
From my heart to the heavens,
Jesus be the center; it’s all about You, yes, it all about You. From my
heart to the heavens, Jesus be the center it’s all about You, yes, it all about
You.
Thought For Today: “But those things which
proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.”
(Matthew 15:18)
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