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“Guard your heart, because life comes from it.” — Proverbs 4:23

The human heart is an amazing organ. This fist-sized pumping station weighs between 300 and 450 grams. Every day, the heart beats about 100,000 times and pumps seven and a half thousand liters of blood through one hundred thousand kilometers of blood vessels in our body! With such a strategic role and heavy workload, it is clear why the health of the heart is crucial to the well-being of the entire body. Medicine encourages us to adopt healthy habits because the condition of our heart and the quality of our health are closely related.

While medical science speaks authoritatively about our physical heart, God speaks with even greater authority about the “spiritual heart.” It appeals to the mental, emotional and moral “center” of our being. Since the heart is the central processor of life, it must be protected: “Guard your heart, for out of it comes life” (Prov. 4:23). Guarding the heart will help us with our speech (v. 24), cause us to have discerning eyes (v. 25) and choose the best paths for our feet (v. 27). Regardless of age or stage of life, if we guard our hearts, our lives are preserved, our relationships are protected, and the Lord is glorified. J

What do your lifestyle and habits say about the condition of your heart? If you haven’t asked God to change your heart yet, what’s stopping you from doing so today?

Dear God, search me and know my heart. Create a pure heart in me. Let me hide Your truth in my heart, so that I do not sin before You.

Author: Arthur Jackson