First Samuel 16:7 reminds us that "the L ORD sees not as a man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the L ORD looks on the heart." Your doctor may give you one or more medicines to bring back your regular heartbeat. Abnormal heart rhythms are called arrhythmias. What is hidden in the heart is open to God's eyes. If your heart has an irregular (uneven) beat or is beating too fast, cardioversion is a way to restore a regular rhythm. Luke 12:34 ESV / 247 helpful votes Not Helpful For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Be not wise in your own eyes fear the Lord, and turn away from evil. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. However, when he was under heavy conviction about his evil deed, David prayed, "Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me" (Psalm 51:10). Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. Out of the evil of his heart he stole Uriah's wife Bathsheba, committed adultery with her, and then arranged for Uriah's death when he could not hide his crime (2 Samuel 11:2–5, 14–15). Jeremiah 17:9 says, "the heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick." Jesus announced: "The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks" (Luke 6:45).ĭavid, Solomon's father, certainly understood how influential the heart is in how we live out our morals and values. Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Scripture places a strong emphasis on the heart as the source of good or evil. This parallels statements made earlier, where Solomon advises his son to actively avoid evil, and those who practice it (Proverbs 4:14–15). Some translations use the word "guard," A wise person realizes that temptation is real (1 Corinthians 10:13) and takes appropriate precaution. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies you anoint my head with. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me your rod and your staff, they comfort me. To "keep" something, in this sense, means more than simply "to maintain ownership." It refers to maintenance, care, and support. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
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