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Devotional - 06th July 2020

'The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?' (Jeremiah 17:9).

It is God alone who knows the heart. What we see on the outside, is what is in the heart. However, there are times when it's not necessarily so; the outside doesn't always reflect the inside, because the heart is deceitful. We do not know what is in the contents of our heart, but God knows what is in each of our heart. Knowing that the heart is deceitful and wicked, should propel us to examine it daily to see if we are walking in spirit and truth; to see if the heart need cleansing and transforming. It is quiet easy to judge others by their vile behaviour; their profane conversation and  evil ways; but more importantly we should discern our own heart and its condition. We cannot rely upon ourselves but should readily confess our faults and actions to God, the one who knows and search our hearts. Because our heart is deceitful, we should humbled ourselves before God, not placing any confidence in our hearts, but should carefully watch it and allow God to search it as we seek change for our hearts. We with humbleness should cry out to God for renewed grace. When we recognised the deceitfulness of our heart and how desperately wicked it is, that knowledge renders us careful of our souls. It should humble us and lead us to Christ, constraining us to seek and be influenced by the the Holy Spirit. Because of the natural condition of our heart, it need to be changed by the power of the Holy Spirit. We have a heart of stone, that needs to be changed to a heart of flesh to reflect the Saviour. We need to cry out mightily to God to create in us a clean heart and renew a right spirit in us. Today allow God to search your heart; your motives; your conscience thoughts and even your unconscious thinking, to root out all that need to be rooted out and  purify your heart.

Have a wonderful day 🌹🌹

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