How is your heart? Is it working properly? Does it do the job God designed it to do? Has it been poisoned by Satan? Is it following the path of the world? Or is it following God’s path? Are you willing to work at changing your heart?
Our hearts can be led astray. In fact, Satan is working on it. He whispers to us life isn’t fair. He whispers that we should take revenge. He whispers we are to judge others unfairly. He whispers for us to do what we think will make us happy based on worldly standards.
Jesus tells us they are lies and our hearts are fooled. He provides us with a list of foolhardy reactions that come from our hearts. He also tells us they defile us, which means they separate us from God. If we are seeking to follow Jesus, we certainly don’t want to be separated from God.
Ultimately, we make the choice. We either invite Jesus and the Holy Spirit into our lives to change our hearts or we continue to listen to and follow Satan. Jesus doesn’t give us any other option. He puts the choice and the outcome of our decision in an either/or proposition. We either pursue righteousness or defilement.
We like to say we are followers of Christ when we are with other believers. Unfortunately, our behavior and actions give us away. We are either seen as true followers or as false followers. What choice will we make? Will we follow Jesus or be fooled by Satan?
I pray we all choose to follow Jesus. I pray we ask Him and the Holy Spirit to change our hearts. I pray each one of us pursue righteousness rather than defilement. Choose to follow Jesus. Ask the Holy Spirit to change your heart. Pursue righteousness.
Mark 7:21-23 “For it is from within, from the human heart, that evil intentions come: fornication, theft, murder, adultery, avarice, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy, slander, pride, folly. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”
Marty Pressey 