What is our heart?
It is the
Keep your heart with all vigilance,
for from it flow the springs of life. —Proverbs 4:23As in water face reflects face,
so the heart of man reflects the man. —Proverbs 27:19
The Importance of the Heart
“Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
but when he goes away, then he boasts. —Proverbs 20:14You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. —Deuteronomy 6:5-6
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline drives it far from him. —Proverbs 22:15Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you;
bind them around your neck;
write them on the tablet of your heart. —Proverbs 3:3
Bind them on your heart always;
tie them around your neck. —Proverbs 6:21
bind them on your fingers;
write them on the tablet of your heart. —Proverbs 7:3
How do we instruct the hearts of our children?
(Paul Tripp)
1) Glory
2) Wisdom
3) Story
4) Welcome
My son, give me your heart,
and let your eyes observe my ways. —Proverbs 23:26
All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
but the LORD weighs the spirit. —Proverbs 16:2
The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
and the LORD tests hearts. —Proverbs 17:3
Example - Sexual Integrity
Example - Excess
Hear, my son, and be wise,
and direct your heart in the way.
Be not among drunkards
or among gluttonous eaters of meat,
for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,
and slumber will clothe them with rags. —Proverbs 23:19-21
The Need for New Hearts
“And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.” —Ezekiel 36:26
What should we do?
We guard our hearts by what we
We guard our hearts by what we
We guard our hearts by what we
But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil. —Hebrews 5:14