Aging Spiritually/A Healthy Heart

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.  Matthew 6:21

Jesus reminds us of the greatest commandment.  “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.”  Matthew 22:37.

     The Bible is a love story. It is no wonder the word “heart” is mentioned over 500 times. When we invest our time and our treasure into loving God and trusting Him and writing His Words on our hearts, we learn to discern the voice of the Spirit and how to live our lives. God’s Word changes us.

The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes.  Psalm 19:8

The Word of God gives joy to our hearts and lightens our gaze.

Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all of their heart.  Psalm 119:2

We are blessed.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him and he will make your paths straight.  Proverbs 3:5-6

He will guide our paths in the way we should go.

     Yesterday we contrasted worldly wisdom and beauty with Godly wisdom and beauty. When God chooses our paths, lightens our heart and blesses us, the world may not see the value in any of it. Many times the blessings from within can’t be measured, weighed or seen. God does not take much notice of our outward appearance.

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7

Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. 1 Peter 3:4

     What is the current condition of your heart? Guard it with God’s Word. Fill it with His joy. He is blessing you right now as you read these Words of Scripture. Feel His presence as you spend time with Him. Let the treasures of your heart be measured in your love for Him and for others. Your inner appearance is much more valuable to God and to men. For out of it flows what is important in life.

     And when God changes our hearts, He uses us in mighty ways. He chooses the ordinary, the weak and the foolish things of the world to confound the wise and to show His strength. He chooses me and you to do His work with a heart filled with treasure.

Dear Jesus,

You see the real us, the parts that are often hidden from everyone else, even those closest to us. Fill our hearts with the most valuable lessons in life; the Words from you. You have the Words to eternal life.

Amen