"Issues of The Heart" - May 2020
"Issues of The Heart" - May 2020
"Issues of The Heart" - May 2020
Daily
in God’s Word
Emphasis on
From My Heart
May 1
What to do:
✞Stay safe by using good old common sense.
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The Heart
May 2
What to do:
✞Make sure you truly know who you’re giving
your heart to before giving it away
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When you consider that the heart is the inner man, the
seat of his emotions, appetites (cravings), and desires; and
God says that man’s appetites and desires were evil (low
down, bad, wicked). Mankind was evil in his emotions
coninually (all the time).
We live in a world today that reminds me of those days:
pornography, violence, LGBTQ, same-sex marriages, drugs,
and the list goes on and on.
Why, today there are those persons who refuse to speak
out against “evil hearts”. They prefer numbers and popularity
over the boldness to speak the truth in love!
We desire to see all men and women come to a saving
knowledge of Jesus Christ but I am here for God’s pleasure,
not man’s pleasure. Those who live evil lives will eventually
come crashing down.
A few years ago in Texas, a pilot left the motor running on
a plane and somehow that plane engaged itself. It was
without a pilot and took off. It was flying on its own. It stayed
in the air for over 90 minutes. Then, the inevitable happened:
it ran out of gas, crashed, and was totally destroyed. For a
while, you can fly on your own. For a while, you can take off
and be somebody. For a while, you can act like God does not
exist. For a while, you can play a little religion, but not be
serious about subordinating yourself. And for a while, you can
fly. I know there are atheists, and they look like they’re flying.
I know, sometimes you look at evil people and you say, How
come they can be so evil and can fly so high? I know
sometimes you are jealous when you look at folk who have no
respect for deity and seem to be flying high. Keep watching,
because sooner or later, they will run out of gas, crash, and be
destroyed. When you fly your life without God in the pilot’s
seat, that’s what happens. That’s why the Bible says don’t be
envious of the evildoers. Just because they are making money
and getting ahead by doing wrong, don’t get jealous of them.
One can only fly high on their own for a while, but there will
come a point where they will run out of gas and will discover
in an abrupt way there is a God who is Lord over the universe.
What to do:
✞Remember, you are free to do what you want but
you are not free to choose the consequences of your
action.
Heart of Flesh
May 4
What to do:
✞If you find yourself constantly in a negative frame of
mind toward God’s people, you should probably
change your atmosphere.
The Bitter Heart
May 5
What to do:
✞It is wise to remember, no matter how long you
nurse a grudge, it won’t get better.
The Heart of the Here and Now
May 6
What to do:
✞There is pleasure in sin, but remember it is only
for a season (a short while), then you will have to
“face the music” (Hebrews 11:25).
A Double Heart
May 7
What to do:
✞Say what you mean and mean what you say.
A Man after God’s Own Heart
May 8
What to do:
✞Be a person after God’s own heart.
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What to do:
✞Have clean hands, but it’s more important to
have a clean heart.
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A Clean Heart
May 10
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What to do:
✞Remember, a half-hearted effort is a total failure.
A Prepared Heart
May 12
What to do:
✞Remember, the heart that isn’t prepared for success
is prepared to fail.
The Far-Away Heart
May 13
What to do:
✞It’s hard to do right when your heart is far away
from God.
The Telling Heart
May 14
What to do:
✞Remember, your heart tells others where your
treasure is.
What to do:
✞Remember, most folks are about as glad as they
make up their minds to be.
The Proven Heart
May 16
Bible Reading: Psalm 17
Key Verse: Verse 3 - “Thou hast proved mine heart;
thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me,
and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth
shall not transgress.”
Key Words: Thou hast proved mine heart
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What to do:
✞Remember, outward beauty can never cover inward
ugliness and that’s what God sees.
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What to do:
✞Seek ye first the kingdom of God.
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A Complaining Heart
May 23
What to do:
✞Remember, if one has never heard your praises, they
will in all likelihood, never hear your complaints.
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A Confident Heart
May 24
What to do:
✞If you are not trusting God with all your heart, then
you are not walking by faith.
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What to do:
✞Don’t let a hard heart produce hemorrhoids
(emerods) in your life.
A True Heart
May 26
What to do:
✞If nothing spiritually is happening in your life, try
getting closer to God.
A Blind Officer
May 27
What to do:
✞Surrender everything to God.
The Purged Heart
May 28
What to do:
✞Desire to be more like Jesus.
My Heart Shall Not Fear
May 29
What to do:
✞When God has your heart, there is no reason to fear.
Pure Love
May 30
What to do:
✞Love with all your heart; if not, you have failed to
love at all.
Spending from the Heart
May 31
What to do:
✞Give from your heart, not just your “purse.”
NOTES:
I deeply appreciate
the help of
Mary Parsons
Glenda Myrick