Scripture:
Proverbs 4:23 (KJV) “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.”
Empowering Devotion:
The heart is the center of our spiritual life. It is where our thoughts, desires, and decisions originate. That is why Scripture urges us to guard our hearts diligently. What we allow to take root in our hearts will eventually shape our attitudes, actions, and relationship with God.
Lent is a time to examine the condition of our hearts. Are we harboring bitterness, resentment, or unforgiveness? Have pride, selfishness, or fear taken residence in us? Often, we focus on external behaviors, but true transformation begins with the heart. When we neglect to guard it, we allow distractions and sin to creep in, pulling us away from God’s presence.
Jesus emphasized the importance of the heart when He said, “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God” (Matthew 5:8). A pure heart seeks after God, delights in His ways, and remains sensitive to His leading. As we reflect today, let us invite the Holy Spirit to reveal anything within us that needs to be cleansed. When we surrender our hearts to God, He renews and strengthens us, aligning our desires with His divine purpose.
Let this be a moment of sincere heart-searching. Open yourself to God’s refining work, trusting that He is shaping you for greater intimacy with Him.
Inspiring Prayer:
Father, I thank You because I know You hear me. Let Your will be done in my heart today. Search me, Lord, and remove anything that is not of You. If there is pride, bitterness, fear, or doubt within me, cleanse me by Your Spirit. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Help me to guard my heart with wisdom and diligence, that I may walk in purity before You. Let my thoughts, desires, and intentions be pleasing in Your sight. Draw me closer to You and transform me from the inside out.
I surrender my heart to You today, trusting that You are doing a new work in me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Selah Moment with Prophetess Dr. Althea Winifred
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