FAITH CAPSULE: In your heart think or meditate on what glorifies God
Jeremiah 17
Whatever is meditated in the heart is what we think in the heart. What are you thinking in your heart? A positive thinking breeds a positive manifestation while a negative thinking breeds negative manifestation. It is written, “Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.” (Philippians 4:8) What are you thinking? Know to engage positive thinking in the face of challenge and know not to engage negative thinking in the face of challenge.
It is important that we give our heart a procedure that will remove every thought that is not right, that is negative and that is not fruitful to the glory of God. The thinking that you carry out in your heart is what will determine your future on the face of the earth. The book of Proverbs 23:7 states, “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he Eat and drink! he says to you but his heart is not with you.” It is clear that in all that we are to keep with diligence, our heart should be number one. A failure to keep our heart meticulously clean will give wickedness the avenue to reap through our heart. Daniel, while in captivity, he maintained his heart for God. The word testifies, “But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with portion of the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief eunuchs that he might not defile himself.” (Daniel 1:8) Daniel’s operation of the heart made all the difference in his life. He purposed in his heart to do his all for the glory of the Lord. What are you thinking in your heart? That which you harbor in your heart will make all the difference in your life. Will you be singled out as a giant in the hand of the Lord or will you forsake your calling to adhere to the world? It is our heart that God wants to meet before He commits into your hand great feats. 2Chronicles16:9, “For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.” What His eyes are looking for throughout the earth is not what your eyes or any eye can see. His eyes look for the heart that is loyal to Him. In your heart think or meditate on what glorifies God then great exploitation will be yours.
Prayer for today: Ask for the grace to be constant in thinking positively.