A Matter of Treasure.
Friday, April 21, 2023Key Verse
“A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.” Matthew 12:35
Text — Matthew 12:33-37
Message
We all have hearts and we all think and imagine. But what makes one heart different from the other is the thoughts that go on there at a given time. Our thoughts and imaginations are treasures to us. We do everything to hide them from those around us. As people hide their treasures: and precious things, and would not permit anyone to steal them, so do we hide and protect the thoughts of our hearts. Some of us will be very ashamed, though, if the thoughts of our hearts, at a given time, are discovered.
It is well said that “a man is not greater than the thoughts of his heart.” Our Lord, Jesus Christ says, it is easy to know a good and an evil man (boy or girl). We cannot see their treasures or thoughts, but we can clearly see their actions and hear their words.
The people around you can easily know whether you are good or bad by your attitude.
The thoughts you permit in your heart matter to God. Your actions are the fruits of the thoughts of your heart. A clean or godly heart will make you produce righteous and godly fruits or actions, and a wicked and stubborn heart will show in your evil and harmful conduct.
Jesus can give you a new heart and bless you with godly words and conduct.
Further Reading
Psalm 15:1-3
Prayer for today
Lord, cleanse my heart within, that my thoughts may be shown in my godly words and actions.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
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