“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings” (Jeremiah 17:9-10).
A heart without God and left to its own devices is terminally ill with the disease of sin. This heart can become so evil, we can’t even understand its capacity to be that way. Probably the best way to explain this is from a physical viewpoint. Ugly plaque can clog the heart arteries, which leads to a heart attack or even death. How much more serious this is from a spiritual perspective? Physically one can have surgery to clear out anything keeping the heart from functioning properly. However, only God can take a black heart, apply red blood, and make that heart white again. Early detection will always be necessary to ultimately correct any heart problem.
Sue Winchester
Missouri
PRAY TOGETHER: “Lord, another year of school has begun here in this community. Are you calling me to be a room mother, a reading tutor, a volunteer? Show me ways You want me to be involved in the lives of these students. Amen.”
