Tag: heart
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Flattery will get you nowhere
If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. (Psalm 66:18) If you’re like me, you want to know that God hears your prayers. If I don’t have confidence that God hears and cares about my prayers, then what’s the point in praying? So I’m always on the look out…
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Solomon’s Fall
For when Solomon was old his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father. ~ 1 Kings 11:4 Solomon’s fall is tragic. Here is a man who had incredible favor from the Lord and wisdom like…
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The light of His presence
You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence. (Psalm 90:8) The first line of this verse is fairly easy to read and gloss over. We know this, right? God sees our iniquities. The second line makes it clearer, more vivid. Even our secret sins, you know the…
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feel the fire
For whenever I speak, I cry out, I shout, “Violence and destruction!” For the word of the Lord has become for me a reproach and derision all day long. If I say, “I will not mention him, or speak any more in his name,” there is in my heart as it were a burning fire…
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speaking truth in our hearts
As Christians we know that we are to be careful about what we say. The dangers of using our words poorly are frequently mentioned throughout scripture, especially the book of Proverbs. James addresses the topic thoroughly in chapter three of his epistle. We are told that the power of life and death rest in the…
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the enchanted ground
Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. (Proverbs 4:23) I meditated on this verse often as a young single girl, and rightly so. But as the years have passed and I married and had children, sadly this verse was no longer one I thought about – until this…