READ:
Proverbs 4:20-27
Keep your heart with all
diligence, for out of it
spring the issues of life.
-Proverbs 4:23
Our hearts pump at a rate
of 70-75 beats per minute. Though
weighing only 11 ounces on average, a healthy heart pumps 2,000 gallons of
blood through 60,000 miles of blood vessels each day. Every day, the heart creates enough energy to
drive a truck 20 miles. In a lifetime,
that is equivalent to driving to the moon and back. A healthy heart can do amazing things. Conversely, if our heart malfunctions, our
whole body shuts down.
The same could be said of
our “spiritual heart.” In Scripture, the word heart represents the center of our
emotions, thinking, and reasoning. It is
the “command center” of our life.
So when we read, “Keep your heart with all diligence” (Proverbs 4:23), it makes a lot of
sense. But it’s difficult advice to
keep. Life will always make demands upon
our time and energy that cry out for immediate attention. By comparison, taking time to hear God’s Word
and to do what it says may not shout quite so loudly. We may not notice the consequences of neglect
right away, but over time it may give way to a spiritual heart attack.
I’m thankful God has given
us His Word. We need His help not to
neglect it, but to use it to align our hearts with His every day. –Poh Fang
Chia
Dear Jesus, take my heart and hand,
And grant me this, I pray:
That I through Your sweet love may grow
More like You day by day. –Garrison
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To keep spiritually fit, consult the Great Physician.
INSIGHT
The book of Proverbs had several contributing authors, but most
of the wisdom found here was written by King Solomon. In the opening nine chapters, Solomon
specifically instructs his son (and sometimes his sons) regarding the wisdom
that would help him engage life in a meaningful way. Some of the themes of these chapters include
the value of wisdom, the necessity of faith, the peril of deceitful women, and
the danger of foolishness. Beginning in
chapter 10, the book becomes a collection of general wise sayings.
Have a blessed day and week
ahead.
God Our Creators Love
Always
Unity & Peace
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