February 26, 2025, the 57th day of 2025
Follow God's Guidelines, Not Your Heart
We have made following our heart almost an idol--not only in the world, but many Christians believe this as well.... View MoreFebruary 26, 2025, the 57th day of 2025
Follow God's Guidelines, Not Your Heart
We have made following our heart almost an idol--not only in the world, but many Christians believe this as well.
And for some people it actually replaces the urging of the conscience and the word of God.
The heart is a fickle thing and will be quick to deceive those who idolize it.
Anytime that our heart nudges us to disobedience to God's word, it is being deceitful. There will be no lasting happiness that it promises in breaking God's commands. There may be the pleasure of sin for a seasom, but the season will pass and so will the pleasure.
People have betrayed their country, betrayed family, begrayed friends, betrayed their wedding vows, aborted babies, abandoned their children and have done all kinds of terrible things all in the name of following their heart.
But the Bible warns that the heart is deceitful and desperately wicked, and no one can really know it, but God.
"The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it? I the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.
Jeremiah 17:9-10
Since the heart can easily lead us astray, we need to realize this and put it under the yoke of obedience to God and His word.
If God says "no" and the heart says "yes", we follow God's word and do not do what God says "no" to. It is that simple if you trust God's word more than you trust your heart or its judgment.
"Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying: ‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth, and honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”
Matthew 15:7-9
A heart far from God cannot worsip God or love God.
Loving God with our whole heart leaves no room for it to be used against us.
Jesus said to him, 'you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment."
Matthew 22:37-38
And if you love Jesus you will keep His commandments!
"If you love Me, keep My commandments."
John 14:15
Our heart needs to be given over to Jesus or at the first chance it gets it will take us over with its whims.
Stay strong! Knowing and following God's word will open our eyes to the dangers of a heart uncommitted to God!
NAN
