“Give attention to My words; incline your ear to My sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; keep them in the midst of your heart; for they are life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh.” [1]
Eyes, ears, and heart given to God produce good results. His Word is health and peace to those who receive it.
“Let your eyes look straight ahead, and your eyelids look right before you. Ponder the path of your feet and let all your ways be established. Do not turn to the right or the left; remove your foot from evil.” [2]
The above passage speaks of very intentional and dedicated focus on God.
God’s Word has a purpose. It reveals Him and produces faith in Him. A light switch allows electricity to flow to a light bulb when it is in the ON position. Faith in God allows His divine power and intervention to FLOW to your life.
“Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life. Put away from you a deceitful mouth and put perverse lips far from you.” [3]
Where does deception and perversity come from? It comes from the devil. What does deception and perversity produce? Corruption! When our first parents sinned, sin corrupted them. They distanced themselves from God by hiding from Him. The Lord advises us to diligently keep our hearts right with Him. Beware of and avoid deceitful and perverse words.
We need the Lord. This is why we keep our heart right with Him with all diligence! We should sincerely pray to the Lord those two petitions contained in the prayer that He taught us: “Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.”
When a war is not going well, defenders search diligently for a key to turn the tide in the battle. JESUS is the KEY. JESUS provides GOOD INTEL. There is power in the NAME of JESUS! The enemy retreats when he is rebuked in the NAME of JESUS. Claim the shed blood of JESUS for the forgiveness of your sins. Satan’s claims on you have been cancelled when your sins are forgiven in JESUS’ NAME. JESUS establishes you. JESUS stabilizes your ways. JESUS keeps you on the path to victory.
The Bible foretells of two characteristics of our King Jesus Christ when He returns, “He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His Name is called The Word of God.” [4] Let us keep our eyes straight and our heart right with Him.
[1] Proverbs 4:20-22
[2] Proverbs 4:25-27
[3] Proverbs 4:23-24
[4] Revelation 19:13
Bearing witness to the Word of God and to the testimony of Jesus!
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