READ:
Proverbs
4:20-27
Keep
your heart with all
diligence,
for out of it
spring
the issues of life.
-Proverbs
4:23
Our hearts pump at a rate of 70-75 beats
per minute. Though weighing only 11
ounces on average, a healthy heart pumps 2,000 gallons of blood through 60,000
miles of blood vessels each day. Every
day, the heart creates enough energy to drive a truck 20 miles. In a lifetime, that is equivalent to driving
to the moon and back. A healthy heart
can do amazing things. Conversely, if
our heart malfunctions, our whole body shuts down.
The same could be said of our “spiritual heart.” In Scripture, the word heart represents the center of our
emotions, thinking, and reasoning. It is
the “command center” of our life.
So when we read, “Keep your heart with all diligence” (Proverbs 4:23), it makes a lot of sense. But it’s difficult advice to keep. Life will always make demands upon our time
and energy that cry out for immediate attention. By comparison, taking time to hear God’s Word
and to do what it says may not shout quite so loudly. We may not notice the consequences of neglect
right away, but over time it may give way to a spiritual heart attack.
I’m thankful God has given us His
Word. We need His help not to neglect
it, but to use it to align our hearts with His every day. –Poh Fang
Chia
Dear
Jesus, take my heart and hand,
And
grant me this, I pray:
That
I through Your sweet love may grow
More
like You day by day. –Garrison
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To
keep spiritually fit, consult the Great Physician.
INSIGHT
The
book of Proverbs had several contributing authors, but most of the wisdom found
here was written by King Solomon. In the
opening nine chapters, Solomon specifically instructs his son (and sometimes
his sons) regarding the wisdom that would help him engage life in a meaningful
way. Some of the themes of these
chapters include the value of wisdom, the necessity of faith, the peril of
deceitful women, and the danger of foolishness.
Beginning in chapter 10, the book becomes a collection of general wise
sayings.
Have a blessed day and week ahead.
God Our Creators Love Always
Unity & Peace
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