THE HEART, WHO CAN KNOW IT?
The Lord took me to Jeremiah 17:9-10, where He said, "The heart is deceitful
above all things, and it is exceedingly perverse and corrupt and severely,
mortally sick! Who can know it (perceive, understand, be acquainted with his own
heart and mind)? I the Lord search the mind, I try the heart, even to give to
every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.
1) according to the fruit of his doings.
To all who fit into that category, one day Jesus will say, "you say you have
cast out devils in my name and have healed the sick in my name", but begone from
me, I never knew you. (See Matthew 25:41) Don't let Him say that to you! What
Jesus means is this, I never had a relationship with you, you worked for me, but
I did not have a relationship with you. One day Jesus' disciples came running
back to Him, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name"
(Luke 10:17, KJV) Jesus replied, "rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto
you, but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven (Luke 10:20,
KJV).
2) that it is deceitful above all things
When the Lord first begun revealing this word to me and continued to deal with
me about the new heart, I knew that by the time it was time for me to minister
this word, I would already have learned to walk in it. I did not understand
fully then that I had a problem with forgiving people who had offended me. I did
not understand why I was praying, God you know that I'm trying to forgive them,
but it just seemed like I couldn't. He begun to reveal to me that the "old
heart" does not come with forgiveness in it. The old heart does not come with
mercy. The old heart does not come with compassion. This heart is born to be
unfaithful to God. It is born without submissiveness.
3) I try the heart
You cannot hide who you really are, eventually that old heart within you will go
into full operation. You cannot suppress it. You cannot keep that evil heart
from operating. Its nature is to pump, its nature is to function (operate) and
when it begins to operate to it fullest potential, the words in your mouth are
going to speak from the abundance of what is in your heart. If you want to know
what you are full of, and what your heart is full of, listen to your
conversation.
Everything is naked before Him to who we must give an (account) see Heb. 4:13.
God is calling us today, as leaders to get real and set the pace for others.
Luke 6:45.
4) I the Lord search the mind
It is your old mind that keeps you functioning outside of the will of God. Your
mind needs to be transformed constantly by a process of renewing (Rom. 12:2). We
read, "you must renew your mind every day." When the renewed mind lines up with
the conversion that is in your heart you are a new creature completely inside
and out. God searches our hearts, He knows when our words come from the
abundance of righteousness that He has stored within us. And these words, not
the empty confessions from our brains will yield eternal results, and our Father
will be pleased. He is faithful to tell us when we are doing well, not through
somebody else's words and standards, but by speaking directly to our new heart,
saying, "well done, good and faithful servant" (Matthew 25:23, KJV). God's voice
is the only one that really counts. We all have a natural heart, but not many
have new hearts that they have received from God. In the natural realm, when a
surgeon says that a heart transplant is necessary, it is a matter of life and
death. (Jer. 17:9) We desperately need a spiritual heart transplant.
5) mortally sick
We can look at the example of King David, a man after God's own heart. "Create
in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right, persevering, and steadfast spirit
within me" (Ps. 51:10). This was the result of a heart transplant.
That is exactly what takes place right after the heart transplant, God creates a
clean heart in you and renews a right spirit within you, (within your heart,
your spirit sits).
The new heart is an amazing mystery, and we must walk in the spirit to
understand its depth. We hold the feelings and purposes of God within us! That
is awesome (1 Cor. 2:6). Even more, our new heart leads us into the counsel of
God as we submit to His direction. Yes, our new heart has a brain, and that
brain is the mind of Christ. The new heart comes from glory, from God Himself,
from heaven where the heavenly host worships and praises Him continually. His
glory, purification, righteouness and awesome presence surrounded your heart
like a warm blanket before He gave it to you (Prov. 4:20-23). AMEN
As we learned in this message, when we have a new heart and we are studying the
Word, we have the ability to squeeze out ungodly thought patterns. If we refuse
to accept the directions of God's Word and act upon evil thoughts, then God has
no alternative but to leave. He cannot dwell in the same place as sin. (Joel
2:12-13).
God has given you a new heart according to (Ezekiel 11:19-20) and yet you reject
that new heart. When you tear up and rip out your old heart, the Bible says that
God casts it into the depths of the sea, (Mic. 7:19). He removes it from you as
far as the east is from the west, so you cannot go back and get that old heart (Psa.
103:12).
God Bless!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Make that new year (wish) a heart transplant. I love the one he give to me last
year (2003).
(see Col. 3:1)
Millie Colon
December 2003