Getting to the Heart

Sometimes ideas for my articles originate at rather odd places, not always as one is bent over his desk with his open Bible. Not long ago, I was having a cup of coffee with a good friend. As usual, our conversation turned to spiritual matters. As we were discussing why some folks hear the truth but never seem to understand it or obey it, he made the observation that the truth had never reached their hearts. I believe that he hit the nail on the head. Too many, and one is too many, are like those in the Parable of the Sower. They hear the Word, but before it can reach the heart and lodge therein, the devil steals it away. Take this little test: When you hear someone teaching biblical truth about the one church, does it reach your heart and make you want to be a member of that church, or do you just push it aside by saying that one church is as good as another? Again, when you read, “Arise and be baptized and wash away your sins…” do you let this truth sink into your heart and bring forth fruit? Then, when you read: “God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth” do you listen, or do you say that it doesn’t matter how one worships?

Friend, is God’s Word penetrating your heart?