Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Proverbs 4:23
If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. Romans 10:9-10
The heart is central. This piece of real estate is where our true self resides. It has become our common practice to say, rightfully, “Invite Christ into your heart.” Yet we often miss the theological implications of that saying. Would Christ, through the Holy Spirit, dwell in anything that is evil, wicked, corrupt or heinous? Never!
So if he dwells in us, then what does that tell us about our hearts?
We have been sold the lie that our hearts are wicked. But that’s not what the Bible says about men who have been born anew in Christ.
The Bible doesn’t say, “Love the Lord your God with all your evil heart” (Matthew 22:37).
It doesn’t say, “I trust in your unfailing love; my wicked heart rejoices in your salvation” (Psalm 13:5).
It doesn’t say, “Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the corrupted heart” (1 Peter 1:22).
It doesn’t say, “Believe in your heinous heart” (Romans10:9).
It says, “I will give you a new heart” (Ezekiel. 36:26).
And that is exactly what we need…a NEW Heart…one that is calibrated to God, a Heart which he inhabits. His residence within our hearts makes our hearts NEW!!!
What have you believed about your own heart?
Once you accept Christ, invite him in, do you believe you still have a bad heart? Why?
How can we live the Life Christ has given us if we are still wicked and evil?
