Daily Devotional: Tuesday, April 13

Speaker: Ben Sigman

Theme: Repairing Relationships

Weekend Music links on iTunes: Today is the Day by Lincoln Brewster; Glory to God Forever by Fee; Love Came Down by Ben Cantelon; From the Inside Out by Hillsong. 

Read:   Luke 6:43-45; Hebrews 10:22-25

Bible Challenge: Luke 21

Think:  Maybe it is my age…..it seems that the popular topic of conversation centers around health.   Not so much the comparison of abs, gyms and BMI but rather aches, pains and problems. 

Recently I sat in a circle of 8 adults celebrating the birthday of one member.  After the gifts were opened we took turns with the favorite gift----a blood pressure cuff.  I kid you not.  One after another we called out our “numbers” hoping to best one another with the lowest scores. Sounds like a rip roaring wild party?!?  Your ability to relate and/or find humor in this story totally depends upon your age.

Matters of the heart are a concern at every age.  Though condition of the physical heart is of great value---the spiritual condition of one’s heart is of eternal value.

Proverbs 27:19 states, “As water reflects a face, so a man’s heart reflects the man.”

Several years ago I began drawing the symbol of a heart around the word “heart” whenever I found it in the Bible.  As I flip through my Bible I see this symbol on many pages and often I see it several times on a page, even multiple times in a single verse.  Repeated use of a word implies that it is of importance to the author.  God cares about the condition of our hearts.  Perhaps we need to be giving more attention to the spiritual health of this vital organ.  Our treatment of others is a good measure of the condition of a heart that pleases God. 

Do:  Re- read today’s verses and note how many times the word “heart” is mentioned.  Test the condition of your heart throughout the day and determine to make healthy adjustments

Prayer:  Dear Heavenly Father thank you for caring about the condition of my heart.  Make me aware of times that I am not representing you as I should.  Soften my heart to deeply love those you put in my path today.  Help me believe and demonstrate your words that say, “Love covers over a multitude of sins”.   (I Peter 4:8)

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