“…Guard your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life…” – Proverbs 4:23 (NKJV)
Our opening text communicates a very important truth that we must ponder on again and again, if we want our lives to experience the results that the Bible speaks about. It says, “guard your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life…” – Proverbs 4:23 (NKJV) Meaning, everything that concerns our lives begins from the heart. The question is: Have you been watching what you allow into your heart?” If the Bible says, “out of our heart springs the issue of life”, it means that from the heart, something good can spring out, and something bad can spring out too. But the condition in which the heart is, that is what will determine the characteristics of what will come out of it.
If you fail to scrutinise the things that go into your heart and come out of it, chances are that your heart will bring forth the wrong things. This is why you must make a conscious decision to watch the condition of your heart. Never allow the wrong information to dwell in your heart, and never allow malice, sadness, grudges, and the like to fester in your heart. Instead, let your heart be filled with God and His words. When the word of God is dwelling in your heart, it will eradicate any information that is contrary to the word of God and keep it completely cleansed from anything that will corrupt or pollute it. If bitterness, envy, or anger are what you keep in your heart, your heart will certainly bring forth the wrong things, which ultimately will make your life go in the wrong direction. But if the condition of your heart is in sync with the word of God, you will experience victory and success all the way. So take advantage of this word today and be diligent enough to consider the condition of your heart. God bless you!
Today’s Rhema
If bitterness, envy, or anger lingers in your heart, it will certainly bring forth the wrong things in your life!
Confession for the Day
All powerful and ever-living father, I thank you for the truth that is revealed in your word. I declare that from this day on, I will give diligence to the condition of my heart. I will not allow the wrong information to penetrate my heart, and I will not allow bitterness, malice, envy, or any other pollutant to take hold of my heart in Jesus’ name. Amen!
