DAILY DEVOTION

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Sunday, May 18
Matthew 15: 1-18

WHAT PROCEEDS FROM THE HEART
For out of the heart come evil thoughts... Matthew 15: 19, NIV

In the passage today, Jesus states in clear terms that our actions on a daily basis are products of our mind. The Scripture says, "Carefully guard your thought because they are the source of true life." (Proverbs 4:23, CEV).

You cannot speak or act out something your heart did not receive. The bottom-line is that all things proceed from the heart. Every issue of life emanates from the heart; for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

Therefore, guard your heart; x-ray whatever goes into it through these gateways:
Eye (what you see or read);
Nose (what you smell);
Tongue (what you taste);
Ear (what you hear or listen to); and
Skin (What you touch or feel).

As a child of God, allow the Holy Spirit to mould your heart and make it right. Follow the instructions as recorded in Romans 12:1-2. An evil heart cannot produce good words. Therefore, get your heart right with God so that the proceeds thereof will be good.

• Birthday Blessing: "For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you ... to be His people ...." - Deuteronomy 7:6

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You are influenced more by what you think is so than what actually is so. Your perceptions of reality do more to govern your behaviour than reality itself. – Eric