Friday, November 27, 2009

Purifying the heart

We have so much dealt on heart pollutants and we are all well aware that there are things that pollute our hearts and keep us far from God. We have said what you hear what you see, what you touch and your feelings are the things that will pollute your hearts. I am sure we also discussed the manner and ways by which such things crisps into our spirits/hearts and bedeviled our healthy imagination; there is no doubt that we are wisely aware that the judgment of God transcends the thoughts quoting. These scriptures “and thou, Solomon my son know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart (Not imperfect heart) and with a willing mind (Not unwilling mind): for the lord searcheth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him he will be found of thee, but if thou forsake him, will cast thee off forever 1 chronicles 28:9
In addition, we said each pollutant seeks to destroy our heart so that we swell up with vain imagination. If not check we remain in church yet serve and worship the devil. Our discussion opines that the devil uses tricks. It is a subtler being, full of deceit. So he pollutes hearts even of pastor that are careless, church, even members and elders. The bible says he (Devil) works in people Ephesians 2. And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins: where in time past ye walked according to the cause of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worked in the children of disobedience”, those whom in the time past we also had conversation in the lust of flesh fulfilling lust of flesh and mind Ephesians 2:1-4
Similarly Paul said thus in Ephesians 4: this I say therefore and testify in the lord that ye henceforth walk not as other gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind, having the understanding darkened being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them because of blindness of their heart. Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness? He comments that Christ did not teach us thus, therefore if, we have been taught by him as truth is in him (Jesus), we should put off lying, anger theft and all former conversation, only to put on anew man, which is evidenced through righteousness and true holiness. Not false holiness but, true one. If this new man is found in us the scripture says Colossians 3, we shall be seekers of things that are above where Christ setteth. Mind you, Satan owns things in the world because he sitteth for ruler ship here. Paul advised that, we should set our affection on things above, not on things on the earth. This will be achieving if we mortify our bodies Colossian 3:1-12.
As we have been able to discover heart pollutants, we shall look at things that can also purify the heart of a man. David said purge me with hyssop and create a new spirit within me.