Guard Your Heart

[Blueridge Believer]

Some scriptures come to mind today on the importance of guarding your heart against the distractions of this world:

Phl 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any virtue, and if [there be] any praise, think on these things.


2Cr 10:5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

Mat 12:35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
Mat 15:18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
Mat 15:19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
Mar 7:21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
Luk 6:45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

Let us walk today in a manner pleasing unto Christ, redeeming the time. We know not what may come our way today.

 

[VirginiaHuguenot]

Thanks for this encouragement, brother!

Another scripture that comes to mind is Prov. 4.23: Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

A helpful treatment of that text is John Flavel's Keeping the Heart.

 

[Blueridge Believer]

One simple test

(by J. C. Ryle)

"Lord, You know all things." John 21:17

There is something unspeakably solemn in the
thought that the Lord Jesus knows all things.

There is an eye that sees all our daily conduct.

There is an ear that hears all our daily words.

All things are naked and opened unto the
eyes of Him, with whom we have to do.

Concealment is impossible.

Hypocrisy is useless.

We may deceive ministers.

We may fool our family and neighbors.

But the Lord sees us through and through.

We cannot deceive Christ!

We ought to endeavor to make practical use of
this truth. We should strive to live as in the Lord's
sight, and, like Abraham, to "walk before Him."

Let it be our daily aim . . .
to say nothing we would not like Christ to hear; and
to do nothing we would not like Christ to see.

Let us measure every difficult question as to right
and wrong by one simple test, "How would I
behave, if Jesus was standing by my side?"

Such a standard is not extravagant and absurd.

It is a standard that interferes with no duty or
relation of life. It interferes with nothing but sin.

Happy is he that tries to realize his Lord's presence,
and to do all and say all as unto Christ.