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Hace 4 días · In Jeremiah 17:9, the passage tells us that the heart is not only deceitful above all things, but that it is also beyond a cure. Our hearts cannot be made right apart from the saving grace of Jesus in our lives.
Hace 3 días · Your heart isn't a reliable guide. The prophet Jeremiah warned, "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?" (Jeremiah 17:9, KJV). True north isn't found within ourselves, but in Christ. In his "Confessions," St. Augustine wrote, "Our hearts are restless until they rest in You."
Hace 1 día · If all we needed to do was look within ourselves to find goodness, then there was no reason for Jesus to reveal what goodness and love looked like by dying for our sins on the cross. Don’t be fooled. History and the Bible alike testify: “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?” (Jeremiah 17:9).
Hace 5 días · “ The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; w ho can know it? ” (Jeremiah 17:9 New King James Version). Beware of betrayal. You cannot do without having dealings with others but don’t forget that the best of human beings is still human. Not all that glitters is gold. Let the Holy Spirit guide you.
Hace 5 días · The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? Matthew 5:8. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Proverbs 3:5-6. Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Psalm 34:18
Hace 5 días · Our own hearts are “deceitful above all things” (Jer. 17:9), and too ready to reach comfortable, but unfounded conclusions. Let self-examination be conducted, then, in prayerful dependence on the Spirit’s help.
Hace 3 días · The human heart, or the mind of man exposed to the spirit of Satan, is indeed deceitful above all things. And desperately wicked. This is part of the old man - the man that is supposed to be put to death upon baptism.
