‘Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life’ (PV 4:23)
The heart is a vital organ. The heart is the center of life, both physically and spiritually. You can live without an eye, a leg or without a kidney. But if the heart dies, you die. We are commanded to be actively interested in the state of our hearts. Ignorance, laziness, carelessness in this matter is suicidal. The natural food comes in and goes out of the body. Sometimes it damages it, being polluted or poisonous. But it is still eliminated at the end of the day. But in the Spirit realm whatever we feed our heart with, good or bad, will be retain inside. There is no system of evacuation except thru the mouth. Sin comes in thru the eyes or thru the ears. Every pornographic material, every gossip that you listen to, will eventually be deposited as scum in the heart. With time, the unholy process fills the heart to overflowing and the mouth will expose the secret sins inside. Un-confessed and un-repented sins lead to heart failure. Sooner or later, your mouth will betray your secrets, your cherished sins stored in the heart for years. You shall prove to be an enemy of God and a traitor to His Kingdom…God forbid!
The only hope for the heart to change, to be purged and cleansed – is God! The heart of each man is in His hand! You need to repent and confess all your sins. You need to ‘vomit’ them and you shall be empty and clean. Then you ask the Holy Spirit to feel your heart. God will do it because it is His promise to all His children (Lk 11:11-13)
Once you are filled with the Spirit of God, you can never be the same again! You speech will change radically! Out of the forever new, fresh and powerful deposit of the Spirit in your heart, you shall bring forth life. You shall preach the truth that sets all sinners free! You shall prophesy revival in your home and it shall be so! You shall pray for the sick and they shall be healed! You shall command death to leave and it shall be so! You shall lift up the oppressed and the weary by the hope of glory in your heart and mouth! Your ministry will be done in the power resurrection of the Spirit of God!
Hell will know your name and tremble! Heaven will know your name and rejoice! God shall reward you for your labor of love, which is stronger than death! Glorious fruit that abide will be your everlasting memorial! Your children shall arise and call you BLESSED!
O my heart, my heart…listen to the Word of God! Be strong, and clean, and holy! Worship the King of kings today and forever!