How big can a heart be?
How big can a heart be? I guess, as big as how much "Love You" allow it to flow in, and out…(http://www.kloudiia.com/1137/a-true-testimony-of-family-love/). As i was reading the above article by Ms Kloudiia, i am touch by this word, "How big can a heart be".Ya, how "big" can we give our heart to our loved one? does it mean you love more, you give "bigger"? you love less, you give a "smaller" heart?
How much did our Lord gives HIS HEART to us, the sinner? He give us "His Life"!!. And HE gave His Life to us while we were still sinner. What a "Heart" that our Lord Jesus Christ has. He gave to all of us His "Biggest" heart.
Today, as husband and wife, we have to see that despite of our differences, we have to give to our spouse the "biggest" heart.
So, what is the heart, the bible mentioned 773 times of "heart". What is the heart? happy heart, heavy heavy, grieve heart, sad heart........love heart etc.
Heart
"According to the Bible, the heart is the centre not only of spiritual activity, but of all the operations of human life. "Heart" and "soul" are often used interchangeably (Deut. 6:5; 26:16; comp. Matt. 22:37; Mark 12:30, 33), but this is not generally the case. The heart is the "home of the personal life," and hence a man is designated, according to his heart, wise (1 Kings 3:12, etc.), pure (Ps. 24:4; Matt. 5:8, etc.), upright and righteous (Gen. 20:5, 6; Ps. 11:2; 78:72), pious and good (Luke 8:15), etc. In these and such passages the word "soul" could not be substituted for "heart." The heart is also the seat of the conscience (Rom. 2:15). It is naturally wicked (Gen. 8:21), and hence it contaminates the whole life and character (Matt. 12:34; 15:18; comp. Eccl. 8:11; Ps. 73:7). Hence the heart must be changed, regenerated (Ezek. 36:26; 11:19; Ps. 51:10-14), before a man can willingly obey God. The process of salvation begins in the heart by the believing reception of the testimony of God, while the rejection of that testimony hardens the heart (Ps. 95:8; Prov. 28:14; 2 Chr. 36:13). "Hardness of heart evidences itself by light views of sin; partial acknowledgment and confession of it; pride and conceit; ingratitude; unconcern about the word and ordinances of God; inattention to divine providences; stifling convictions of conscience; shunning reproof; presumption, and general ignorance of divine things."
Easton's 1897 Bible DictionarySo i guess, the ONLY heart that we want is the heart that our Lord has. A heart of love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.
Pray that our Lord will grant us the heart of His.
posted by Lighthouse @ 3:36 PM
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