Heart Issues
Jeremiah 24:1-10
"I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart."
(Jeremiah 24:7)
Our sinful world lives under continual stress, trouble, and conflict. Often we feel that strain personally as others take advantage of us or use us for their own success. The wounds that are left go deep; the bruises take long to heal.
Thoughts of this took me to the passage where God's people, the "good figs," were exiled to Babylon. During those years of captivity, God would refine the exiles, and because their hearts were open to Him even in captivity, His blessing would be upon them. As the "good figs" were protected and cared for by their owner, so the exiles of 597 B.C. would be cared for by the Lord. Through it God's desire was that they would know Him intimately and thus see Him as Lord even through those difficult years.
It is often through the privilege of adversity - sometimes from within our circle of friends, family, or other believers - that God will refine our spirit. The results are that we become stronger and realize our ultimate dependence can be nowhere else than upon Him.
INSIGHT
To protect our heart, we need the offensive weapon of His Word, memorized and applied to every heart issue.
READ THROUGH THE BIBLE IN A YEAR
Nehemiah 12-13
Psalm 37
Mark 16
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