The Heart

23. April 2008 by Bernice Davis.

Matthew 5: 8 “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.” Today, we want to talk about the heart.  

Remember, the object of our purity is the heart. 

Let’s take a look at what is meant by heart.  The physical heart of course is the organ in the body which is the center of the circulation of the blood and hence was regarded as the seat of physical life.   It refers to the center of all physical and spiritual life, The soul or mind- as it is the fountain and seat of the thoughts, passions, appetites, affections, purposes, endeavors.  

 It refers to both will and character.   

Jesus often condemned the religious leaders of his day for the things that were truly in their heart. 

Matthew 12: 34 “ O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.”  (KJV) 

Have you ever been in a heated argument with someone and you say something and then you can’t believe that came out of you.  You try to tell the person you didn’t mean it, but they say “it was in your heart.”  They’re trying to make a point that if it wasn’t in your heart to begin with, it would not have come out.   The heart is what God is after, our seat of emotions, the intellect, the mind, the will, our character.   

Let’s take a look at Matthew 6:21: “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Whatever we focus on the most is where our heart is.  Whatever we spend our most time, finances, energy, thoughts, etc, that is where our heart is.   What’s really in our hearts?  Where do we spend most of our energy, thoughts, time, finances, resources, etc?  Are they really spiritual things we invest in the most or are our treasures tied up in “earthly” things? 

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