THE HEART ISSUES (PART 2)

THE HEART ISSUES 2

The heart of man is the center and crux of his life for as he thinks in his heart so is he and it is out of the abundance of his heart that his life follows and expresses. God Almighty keeps searching to and fro the earth in search of men whose heart are upright and stable towards Him that He may show Himself strong on their behalf.

In the previous article, we emphasized that God's basis for evaluating man is the state of their hearts. In furtherance to that, we saw another striking part of the scripture that pointed strongly on God's view of our heart again. "If I regard (treasure, cherish, appreciate) iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me". (Ps 66:18).

How striking these words are to me! It seems as if all our cries, fasts and prayers can be hampered not just by committing sins but by appreciating and cherishing them in our hearts (where no man can see into). There are some sins that perhaps because of our status, they may be difficult to commit for us, but deep inside us, we have high regards for them. We sometimes wish and desire that we commit them but it seems that societal view of us would not permit us. You may not be a thief by act but you appreciate the fact that a fellow brother stole government funds and you whisper to yourself that 'how I wish I could have done that too' and sometimes you seem to say it jokingly. In God's sight and evaluation, you are already a thief.
The verdict of the scriptures reveals that though the acts of sins are abomination to God yet it shows us that a heart corrupted with a regard for iniquity  is irritation to God. The danger is that quietly it takes you off from God and strip you off His glory wears. God refuses to hear your supplications because of your heart condition and you end up in destruction.

Could it be that those secret thoughts and desires of yours have been the cause of your set backs and failures? Could it be that you have become a spiritual toothless bulldog because of these acts? Why not set your heart straight in this new year so that this year should not be added to your wasted years on earth. May God give you understanding!!!.