What Is the Condition of Your Heart According To The Scriptures?
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If you love the bible, and want to learn scriptures that will help you understand more about the great and awesome salvation that God has given to us through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, this book is a must for you. If your Christian life has been anything like my roller coaster life was before I understood the principles in this book, than this book is for you.
Is my Heart Good Ground?
Mark 4:
14 The sower sows the word.
15 And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
16 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
17 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution arises for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.
18 And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
19 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
20 And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
Verse 15 says Satan comes to take away the Word that was sown in their heart. I believe from this verse, we can conclude that the Word of God is sown in our hearts. The condition of the heart will determine whether the Word produces or does not produce fruit. If your heart is full of the cares of this world, deceitfulness of riches, or the lust for other things, these things will choke the Word and the Word becomes unfruitful. When you hear the Word, and then receive it into a pure heart of good ground, fruit is produced.
How can we tell if our heart is good ground or not? Do we believe that our righteousness is based on believing in Jesus, or our good works? Do we believe that He has forgiven us of all our sins? What do we believe about God? Do we believe His love for us is unconditional? Do we believe it is always His will for us to be whole and well? Do we believe He will condemn us if we sin? Do we believe that He wants to bless us in every area of our lives? Do we believe that God is always for us and not against us? Do we trust Him in everything? Have we interpreted certain scriptures incorrectly. Are we still living under the old covenant of law and not living under the Gospel of Grace?
How we answered these questions, would give us some idea of the condition of our hearts. Do we have doubts in our heart about God’s love for us? Is every good gift and every perfect gift from God? Do we have to do certain things to get God to Forgive us? Do we lose our righteousness in Christ every time we sin? If we answer yes, our confidence in God may be very low and, and this may prevent us from producing much fruit in our lives.
How we answered these questions, would give us some idea of the condition of our hearts. Not believing the truth about God, causes us to distrust Him, and rely on our own abilities.
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What are you treasuring in your heart, and is your heart good ground?
I believe the condition of our hearts will determine how much of the power of God will continually work in our lives. The condition of your heart does not affect how much God loves you or how he sees you. God sees us perfect in Christ Jesus. The condition of your heart will affect how you relate and see God. “Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God” (Matthew 5:8). “God never condemns us but loves us unconditionally” (Romans 8:1). The heart is affected by what we are looking at, the people we hang out with, what we are listening to, what we are reading, what we are watching, whom we are speaking to, the universities we attend, or what we are focused on. When our heart is like the heart of God, the power of the Holy Spirit freely flows and is not restricted. The Bible says, “We access grace by faith,” but unbelief and doubt in the heart will choke faith, and so we are not as fruitful. Remember in Galatians 4:6, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father.” If our hearts are defiled with unbelief, doubt, fear, or a sinful conscience, we restrict the power of the Holy Spirit. This occurs because the heart is like a conduit for the power of the Holy Spirit to flow out to our mind, body, soul, and all that God desires to do in and through us. If we put the world in, we get the world out, which leads us to a defeated life and keeps us from entering into His rest. The author uses scripture after scripture to show his point. If you are a person who wants not just the author’s opinion but also Scripture to back everything up, this book is for you.
About the Author
Denise, my first wife, passed away in 2013. We had four sons—Joshua, Daniel, Caleb, and Joseph. Daniel died when he was five weeks old due to a heart issue. Joseph does construction work and lives in Oklahoma City; he has two sons, Rocco and Sampson.
Joshua is married to Jennifer. They live in Dallas and own an architecture firm. They have two sons, Gabriel and Luke. Caleb is a colonel in the US Air Force and lives in Alexandria, Virginia. He is stationed at the Pentagon. He is married to Laura and they have three sons—Caden, Chase, and Aiden—and one daughter—Lilly.
I am a retired public high school science teacher who has studied the evidence for creation vs. evolution for years. I think the theory of evolution is fake science; it has produced horrible fruit in the world and much unbelief and hardness of hearts in many Christians.
I am married to the sweetest woman I know, the love of my life—Luann Nimmo