"May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight Oh Yah!" Psalm 19
Yahshua was more concerned with a man's heart than his outside actions. In fact he made a point to show that it is not what goes into a man's mouth that defiles him but what comes out! What is inside definitely will come to the surface:
"Out of the fullness of the heart, the mouth speaks." Matthew 12:24
Listen to someone or yourself speak and you will quickly see where the deepest thoughts and affections lay. If we are always talking about money, material things and our pleasures, well, there you have it! If we bless God and then curse people who are made in His image, we are showing which is the dominant spirit within us. God really can't do His work within us if we allow our thoughts and motivations to be dominated by the flesh.
We know that Yahshua is our righteousness and his finished work is enough to prepare us for the Kingdom, still in order for that set apart spirit to dwell richly within us, we must examine our hearts. People may say, "Follow your heart!" but the course of wisdom is to lead it.
No comments:
Post a Comment