“Keep Your Heart”
Tuesday, October 8, 2024Key Verse
“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” Proverbs 4:23
Text — Proverbs 4:20-27
Message
he heart is a vital organ of the body. As the central part of the circulatory system, the heart is responsible for pumping blood, supplying oxygen, nutrients and removing metabolic waste such as carbon dioxide from all the tissues in the body. Scientific study reveals that the heart beats around 100,000 times a day, pumping approximately 8 pints of blood throughout the body 24/7. This delivers oxygen and nutrient-rich blood to tissues and organs and carries away waste. If the heart stops, a person cannot survive for long. Staying active and maintaining a healthful diet are two ways to protect the heart.
According to our Bible passage, you are to guard your heart, for out of it are the issues of life. The heart is precious, it needs care and attention. As you guard your heart physically, you need to guard it spiritually by filtering any form of evil thought and making sure that it does not come back. You are to watch what you see, hear and where you go. Abstain from all appearances of evil so that your heart will not be occupied with them. If you have exposed your heart to any form of evil thoughts and ways, you can repent today and ask God to help you guard your heart from all evil and He will do it
Further Reading
Mark 7:17-23
Prayer for today
I surrender my heart unto You Lord.
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.
