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Re: The Proverbs: Practicality in Everyday Life [message #6238 is a reply to message #6187]

Sun, 15 November 2009 20:14

james
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"My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.

For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life." Proverbs 4:20-23

God says that His Words are life unto us, to keep them in the midst of our hearts. He goes on to instruct us that we must keep our hearts with ALL DILIGENCE for the very issues of life come out of our hearts. Why is it so important to guard our hearts and minds? Because that's where the battlefield is, Satan attacks our minds and hearts with temptations to think impure thoughts, become angry, become discouraged, bitter, prideful, to speak evil of others; it all starts in the mind. The devil know that if he can defeat a Christian mentally, then he has a stronghold that will allow him to control that person in all areas of their lives. How do we OVERCOME him? By The Blood of The Lamb and by the word of our testimony; also by taking heed to guard our thoughts, to allow God's Word to transform our minds by meditating on it both day and night.

How diligent should we be, how important is it to obey? Our health depends upon it; our very life depends on it; our defense against the attacks of Satan is the sword of The Spirit, which is The Word of God. We can't very well fight if we aren't equipted with that sword, The Word... it has to be in us to come out of us. Remember how Jesus dealt with Satan? He quoted The Word, saying 'It is written'...He must flee when we resist, but we can't resist if we aren't grounded in The Word and know our place of authority in that Word.

All diligence!

[Updated on: Wed, 25 November 2009 03:44]

“But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us,”

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