A man once dreamed of passing into the world beyond. An angel met him and showed him a great golden book. “What is that?”, he inquired. “It is the book of your life,” was the reply. Looking closely he saw that there were some writings on the first page. “What is there?” he asked. Those are your evil acts” said the angel, “and you see that they are many”. The angel turned the page, and the dreamer saw that the next sheet was more closely written. “These” said the angel “are your evil works, and you see that these are more of them than there are acts, for a man speaks more than he acts,” the angel declared. The next page was still more closely written. “what are these?” asked the dreamer. “these are your evil thoughts and you see that they are very many, for a man thinks more than he speaks or acts.” With trembling voice, the dreamer asked what the fourth page contained. The Angel turned it over, and lo! It was black as midnight. “This represents your evil heart,” said the angel, “for it is out of the blackness of the heart that all thoughts and words and acts come”. The heart is the coordinating organ of the body, the center from which every affection, emotion, passions and actions flow. No wonder then, the heart is the major source of defilement, if not put under check. Scientists confirmed that in every thirty seconds, all the blood in the body passes through the heart. Hence the heart has a greater grip than that of one’s fist. Our Lord Jesus Christ affirmed that, it is not what a man eats or comes from outside that defiles a man, but that which comes from within. Little wonder then the book of proverbs admonishes us to “keep [our] heart with all diligence; [because] out of it are the issues of life” (Proverbs 4:23). The greatest call to mankind from God therefore is, “my son give me thine heart” (Proverbs 23:26). When the Lord takes control of the heart, He purifies and puts it into profitable use for His own glory.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 17:32:39 +0000
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