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The Words of My Mouth and The Concentration of My Heart

S.E.E.D. For Today Scripture:   " May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my  heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer." Psalms 19:14 Explanation:   The psalmist has declared that only the word of God is the perfect foundation for any human to build. He prays to God to free him of guilt and offense lurking in his heart and closes the Psalm in the 14th verse with these words humbly submitting his mouth and his heart to God. This was his plea for true change. Example:   Think about the things that lurk in our hearts and thoughts that are never said, the things hidden from people and not God that blemish us and leave us  unacceptable in His presence. We must gain an understanding that real godliness is not only a matter of what we do but of what we say and think in our heart. Ask yourself what does my heart truly concentrate on daily?  Hosea 14:12 says;  as the people return to God, "Take words with you an...

Secret Insanity

S.E.E.D. For Today Scripture: "How Can I Know All The Sins Lurking In My Heart? Cleanse Me From These Hidden Faults ( this secret insanity )."  Psalms 19:12 Explanation: How can a person discern what's really in them? For the most part we don't. Jeremiah 17:9 explains it like this; "The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and it is desperately wicked. who really knows how bad it is?" In our heart lurks this secret insanity, like extreme foolishness, irrationality, stupidity, silliness, and craziness. David understood this very well, he asked God to create in him a clean heart, he understood that it would take the creative power of God to renew his heart and everything that was lurking within it. Cleanse the cancer (sin) that lie secretly in our hearts. Job said in chapter 34:32 "Teach me what I cannot see, if I have done wrong, so that I won't do it again." Example: We are all subject to deviate from the disciplines of our ...