Bible Verse of the Day Sunday April 28th, 2024

Jeremiah 17:10 I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.”

Sometimes paramedics answer a call that involves someone's heart, where there is shortness of breath or severe chest pains. The paramedics cannot see inside someone's chest, so they rely on tests and equipment. The EKG machine helps them understand what is happening while listening to the heartbeat. They do their best to discover the problem so they can start treating them quickly while speeding towards the hospital where there is much more sophisticated equipment. 

However, as we read in God's Holy Word, God doesn't need machines or tests to understand what is happening in our minds or hearts. The fact is God can see right into our hearts. This verse reminds us that God searches our hearts and minds. In other words, God doesn't only test our heart; He does a complete and total heart examination! What would He find if God examined our hearts and minds today? Would God find someone committed to serving and living for Him? Or would He find someone with a heart and mind filled with the desire to go after the things of this world?

When it comes to our spiritual hearts and minds, the best thing we can do is examine them ourselves. Perhaps sin and wickedness are in our hearts and minds, and we must start treating them quickly! Our hearts and minds should be fully committed to God, if they are not, we cannot fulfill God's purpose for our lives. We should ask God to help us examine our hearts and minds, finding the things we need to address so we can serve Him fully! 

If we find ourselves skating at the edge of the ways of the world, faltering and unfaithful in our relationship with God our hearts and minds will eventually expose our iniquity. Sadly, there are many people that loudly proclaim their faithfulness to God while flirting with the world's ways.  

Heart disease and dementia are among the most prevalent reasons for death in the world. When our verse of the day speaks of hearts and minds, it does not refer to the physical heart and mind; it speaks of our spiritual life. Our heart will tell no lies when we stand before God. If we truly love God, our spiritual hearts and minds will shout it from the rooftops. On the other hand, if we are involved in some sin we attempt to hide from the world, our spiritual hearts and minds will eventually expose it for all to see.