A Matter of the Heart

Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, "Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. Nothing outside a man can make him 'unclean' by going into him. Rather, it is what comes out of a man that makes him 'unclean.'" After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about this parable. "Are you so dull?" he asked. "Don't you see that nothing that enters a man from the outside can make him 'unclean'? For it doesn't go into his heart but into his stomach, and then out of his body." (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods "clean.") He went on: "What comes out of a man is what makes him 'unclean.' For from within, out of men's hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these evils come from inside and make a man 'unclean.'"

Mark 7:14-23

How is your heart? Jesus would argue that you can tell the condition of your heart by the words that you speak, the actions that you take or don’t take and the thoughts that you let consume your mind. So, I ask you again, how is your heart? Well, if you are like me then you may have come to the realization that your heart is broken, that indeed what comes out of it is far from being holy and clean at times. The good news today is that Jesus is in the business of healing and transforming broken hearts! It is the whole reason that He came and died in order that He could heal the brokenness that you have on the inside as a result of this fallen world. Jesus came to restore your relationship with your Creator, first and foremost by bridging the gap of sin that separates you from Him and then ultimately by healing your brokenness in order that you could once again enjoy life and enjoy the presence of God in your life as you learn to love Him ever so much more in the process. So, if indeed you are in need of healing then I would encourage you to ask Jesus, the Master Healer to come in today and to start the process of change and transformation in your life. He is already there, right where you are, waiting for you to ask Him in; wanting to make you whole and new; wanting to be your most intimate friend and lover and Lord and Savior; longing to have His relationship with you restored to the oneness that brings joy and laughter and love and hope; waiting for you to take the first step.

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