Posts Tagged ‘ Heart ’

VerseD: Malachi 4:6

and he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

Malachi 4:6, KJV‬

Christ was sent to renew our hearts and bring us grace and forgiveness, and we know He loves us but will also bring this world to an end. May the Spirit guide us in bringing others to this grace.

VerseD: Psalm 139:23-24

Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.

Psalm 139:23-24, NLT‬

People may know we’re Christians, but they may not understand the difference between repentance and hypocrisy. May we be a people who truly seek God to change us and bring us to repentance.

VerseD: Hosea 10:12

Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.

Hosea‬ ‭10:12‬, ‭ESV‬

God alone is our source of righteousness and love. He can make the cruel compassionate and the evil righteous, but we must turn to Him and seek Him.

VerseD: Jeremiah 29:13

‭You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.

Jeremiah‬ ‭29:13‬, ‭ESV‬

Only God can redeem us and give us a new heart, and He calls to us through the cross by the Holy Spirit.

VerseD: Romans 12:2

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Romans‬ ‭12:2‬, ‭ESV‬

We can’t truly know the eternal love of God with our fallen hearts and minds until we learn what it means to love Him with all of our heart, soul, and mind. The Holy Spirit is the one who renews and transforms our minds. Seek God and let him change you to love God.

VerseD: Psalm 119:11

I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

Psalm‬ ‭119:11‬, ‭ESV‬

God’s Law is based on His character, who He is. When we truly take in His Word by the power of the Holy Spirit, it will change our character, our inner-selves, to be more like our holy and righteous God.

VerseD: Ecclesiastes 3:11

‭He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.

Ecclesiastes‬ ‭3:11‬, ‭ESV‬

God has planned every day of history, and He has planned on our full redemption. He has come and is coming again, and we all have a desire for eternal life.

Seek God now, and find eternal life in Christ.

VerseD: Romans 10:10

‭For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.

Romans‬ ‭10:10‬, ‭ESV‬

God changes our sinful hearts to be able to believe and confess that Jesus is God our who died for us and rose again. Find the salvation of Christ and believe it.

VerseD: Psalm 32:8

‭I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.

Psalm‬ ‭32:8‬, ‭ESV‬

In a world that says to follow your heart and do what feels good/right, God has shown us what the good and right way is. It is found in His Word, guided by the Holy Spirit who changes our hearts, and encouraged by faithful fellow Christians.

VerseD: Romans 10:9

because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Romans 10:9, ESV

Our God came to us to give us His love, grace, and forgiveness. If we truly believe this and confess Jesus’ death and resurrection, we are granted this salvation from God’s wrath against our sin.