SHIFT WEEK II MONDAY

THE HEART OF THE MATTER
MONDAY

Scripture Reading: Psalm 40:1-8 and Ephesians 5:15-20

The results of heart searching, cleansing, and purity is a joy unspeakable and full of glory. Serving the Lord in this beauty of holiness will result in Glory to His name and the winning of many souls to Jesus. It will also result in a new song in our own hearts. It may be a hymn, a worship song, a tune of witness, maybe a chorus or even a rock melody, depending much on our age and the culture from which we come. But be assured joy will come.
I am reminded that in our culture the heart is seen as the seat of our very being, the place where emotions emit, that inner self that is deep within. But in some cultures another organ may fit the bill. I once was told of a culture where the seat of being was believed to be in the liver, thus they would sing “Since Jesus came into my liver” instead of His coming into the heart.

How ever we express it God desires to relate to our deepest self and the result will be a new song and a joy unspeakable.

Prayer: Father, it is true, since You came into my heart, since You provided a forgiveness and a cleansing from what I used to be; there is a new song and a joy that I had never known before. Thank You for loving me and knowing me so completely. I gladly give myself to You and the spreading of the Good News throughout the world.