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A holy heart is the garden where God plants the flower of His love. God’s love to His people is an ancient love, it dates from eternity: Ephesians 1:4, “He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him” He loves them with a choice, distinguishing love; they are the “dearly beloved of His soul.”…

(7) A right heart is HONEST, UNDIVIDED and TRUE “But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience.” (Luke 8:15) “of Zebulun there were fifty thousand who went out to battle, expert in war with all weapons of war, stouthearted men who could keep ranks” (1 Chronicles 12:33) “Let…

(6) A right heart is a heart that FEELS CONFLICT within it.   “For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.” (Galatians 5:17) It finds within itself two opposing principles contending for the mastery—the flesh lusting against the spirit, and the spirit…

“Village life ceased, it ceased in Israel, until I, Deborah, arose, arose a mother in Israel.” (Judges 5:7) We live in a culture that does not value motherhood, and it doesn’t believe in a biblical view of male/female role relationships. And I would invite you to subvert that in the way you celebrate Mother’s Day in an explicitly Christian way. Sinclair Ferguson wrote on…

(5) A right heart is a PRAYING heart.   It has within it “the Spirit of adoption whereby we cry, Abba Father” (Romans 8:15). Its daily feeling is, “Your face, Lord, will I seek” (Psalm 27:8). It is drawn by an habitual inclination to speak to God about spiritual things — weakly, feebly, and imperfectly perhaps — but speak it must. It finds it necessary to pour out…

(4) A right heart is a PURIFIED heart. “…purifying their hearts by faith.” (Acts 15:9) “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” (Matthew 5:8)   It loves holiness, and hates sin. It strives daily to cleanse itself from all filthiness of flesh and spirit. “Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of…

(3) A right heart is a heart which Believes on Christ Alone for salvation, and in which Christ dwells by faith. “For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” (Romans 10:10) “that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love” (Ephesians 3:17) It rests all its hopes…

(2) A right heart is a BROKEN and CONTRITE heart.   “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and a contrite heart— these, O God, You will not despise.”  (Psalm 51:17)   It is broken off from pride, self-conceit, and self-righteousness. Its former high thoughts of self are cracked, shattered, and shivered to atoms. It thinks itself guilty, unworthy, and…

“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.” (Ezekiel 36:26)