Do You Believe God Knows Your Heart? Jeremiah 17:9–11 (NIV) 9 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? 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.”
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Do Y ou B e l i e v e G od Knows Y ou r H e a r t ? Jeremiah17:9–11(NIV)
B. HardenedagainstGodJeremiah18:12(NIV)—12Buttheywillreply,‘It’snouse.Wewillcontinuewithourownplans;wewillallfollowthestubbornnessofourevilhearts.’”Pharaoh’shardheart:Exodus7:14(NIV)—14ThentheLORDsaidtoMoses,“Pharaoh’sheartisunyielding;herefusestoletthepeoplego.Exodus14:8(NIV)—8TheLORDhardenedtheheartofPharaohkingofEgypt,sothathepursuedtheIsraelites,whoweremarchingoutboldly.Isaiah6:10(NIV)—10Maketheheartofthispeoplecalloused;maketheirearsdullandclosetheireyes.Otherwisetheymightseewiththeireyes,hearwiththeirears,understandwiththeirhearts,andturnandbehealed.”Jeremiah16:12(NIV)—12Butyouhavebehavedmorewickedlythanyourancestors.Seehowallofyouarefollowingthestubbornnessofyourevilheartsinsteadofobeyingme.Daniel5:20(NIV)—20Butwhenhisheartbecamearrogantandhardenedwithpride,hewasdeposedfromhisroyalthroneandstrippedofhisglory.
C. SpirituallyignorantEphesians4:18(NIV)—18TheyaredarkenedintheirunderstandingandseparatedfromthelifeofGodbecauseoftheignorancethatisinthemduetothehardeningoftheirhearts.Romans1:21(NIV)—21ForalthoughtheyknewGod,theyneitherglorifiedhimasGodnorgavethankstohim,buttheirthinkingbecamefutileandtheirfoolishheartsweredarkened.2Corinthians3:15(NIV)—15EventothisdaywhenMosesisread,aveilcoverstheirhearts.2Corinthians4:4(NIV)—4Thegodofthisagehasblindedthemindsofunbelievers,sothattheycannotseethelightofthegospelthatdisplaysthegloryofChrist,whoistheimageofGod.
D. ProudPsalm73:7(NIV)—7Fromtheircallousheartscomesiniquity;theirevilimaginationshavenolimits.Proverbs18:12(NIV)—12Beforeadownfalltheheartishaughty,buthumilitycomesbeforehonor.Proverbs21:4(NIV)—4Haughtyeyesandaproudheart—theunplowedfieldofthewicked—producesin.Jeremiah49:16(NIV)—16Theterroryouinspireandtheprideofyourhearthavedeceivedyou,youwholiveinthecleftsoftherocks,whooccupytheheightsofthehill.Thoughyoubuildyournestashighastheeagle’s,fromthereIwillbringyoudown,”declarestheLORD.Ezekiel28:2(NIV)—2“Sonofman,saytotherulerofTyre,‘ThisiswhattheSovereignLORDsays:“‘Intheprideofyourheartyousay,“Iamagod;Isitonthethroneofagodintheheartoftheseas.”Butyouareameremortalandnotagod,thoughyouthinkyouareaswiseasagod.Ezekiel28:17(NIV)—17Yourheartbecameproudonaccountofyourbeauty,andyoucorruptedyourwisdombecauseofyoursplendor.SoIthrewyoutotheearth;Imadeaspectacleofyoubeforekings.
E. DeceitfulJeremiah17:9(NIV)—9Theheartisdeceitfulaboveallthingsandbeyondcure.Whocanunderstandit?Job31:33–34(NIV)—33ifIhaveconcealedmysinaspeopledo,byhidingmyguiltinmyheart34becauseIsofearedthecrowdandsodreadedthecontemptoftheclansthatIkeptsilentandwouldnotgooutside—Psalm5:9(NIV)—9Notawordfromtheirmouthcanbetrusted;theirheartisfilledwithmalice.Theirthroatisanopengrave;withtheirtonguestheytelllies.Psalm28:3(NIV)—3Donotdragmeawaywiththewicked,withthosewhodoevil,whospeakcordiallywiththeirneighborsbutharbormaliceintheirhearts.Psalm62:4(NIV)—4Surelytheyintendtotopplemefrommyloftyplace;theytakedelightinlies.Withtheirmouthstheybless,butintheirheartstheycurse.Isaiah44:20(NIV)—20Suchapersonfeedsonashes;adeludedheartmisleadshim;hecannotsavehimself,orsay,“Isnotthisthinginmyrighthandalie?”Jeremiah22:17(NIV)—17“Butyoureyesandyourheartaresetonlyondishonestgain,onsheddinginnocentbloodandonoppressionandextortion.”2Timothy3:13(NIV)—13whileevildoersandimpostorswillgofrombadtoworse,deceivingandbeingdeceived.
F. SinfulGenesis6:5(NIV)—5TheLORDsawhowgreatthewickednessofthehumanracehadbecomeontheearth,andthateveryinclinationofthethoughtsofthehumanheartwasonlyevilallthetime.Psalm10:3(NIV)—3Heboastsaboutthecravingsofhisheart;heblessesthegreedyandrevilestheLORD.Psalm41:6(NIV)—6Whenoneofthemcomestoseeme,hespeaksfalsely,whilehisheartgathersslander;thenhegoesoutandspreadsitaround.Psalm55:21(NIV)—21Histalkissmoothasbutter,yetwarisinhisheart;hiswordsaremoresoothingthanoil,yettheyaredrawnswords.Proverbs6:18(NIV)—18aheartthatdeviseswickedschemes,feetthatarequicktorushintoevil,Proverbs20:9(NIV)—9Whocansay,“Ihavekeptmyheartpure;Iamcleanandwithoutsin”?Isaiah1:5(NIV)—5Whyshouldyoubebeatenanymore?Whydoyoupersistinrebellion?Yourwholeheadisinjured,yourwholeheartafflicted.
G. CondemnedProverbs11:20(NIV)—20TheLORDdeteststhosewhoseheartsareperverse,buthedelightsinthosewhosewaysareblameless.Psalm101:4–5(NIV)—4Theperverseofheartshallbefarfromme;Iwillhavenothingtodowithwhatisevil.5Whoeverslanderstheirneighborinsecret,Iwillputtosilence;whoeverhashaughtyeyesandaproudheart,Iwillnottolerate.Proverbs16:5(NIV)—5TheLORDdetestsalltheproudofheart.Besureofthis:Theywillnotgounpunished.Proverbs17:20(NIV)—20Onewhoseheartiscorruptdoesnotprosper;onewhosetongueisperversefallsintotrouble.Ecclesiastes11:9(NIV)—9Youwhoareyoung,behappywhileyouareyoung,andletyourheartgiveyoujoyinthedaysofyouryouth.Followthewaysofyourheartandwhateveryoureyessee,butknowthatforallthesethingsGodwillbringyouintojudgment.Jeremiah17:10(NIV)—10“ItheLORDsearchtheheartandexaminethemind,torewardeachpersonaccordingtotheirconduct,accordingtowhattheirdeedsdeserve.”Romans1:24(NIV)—24ThereforeGodgavethemoverinthesinfuldesiresoftheirheartstosexualimpurityforthedegradingoftheirbodieswithoneanother.
B. ChangedbytheHolySpiritEzekiel36:25–27(NIV)—25Iwillsprinklecleanwateronyou,andyouwillbeclean;Iwillcleanseyoufromallyourimpuritiesandfromallyouridols.26Iwillgiveyouanewheartandputanewspiritinyou;Iwillremovefromyouyourheartofstoneandgiveyouaheartofflesh.27AndIwillputmySpiritinyouandmoveyoutofollowmydecreesandbecarefultokeepmylaws.
C. Givenfaith2Corinthians4:6(NIV)—6ForGod,whosaid,“Letlightshineoutofdarkness,”madehislightshineinourheartstogiveusthelightoftheknowledgeofGod’sglorydisplayedinthefaceofChrist.Acts5:31–32(NIV)—31GodexaltedhimtohisownrighthandasPrinceandSaviorthathemightbringIsraeltorepentanceandforgivetheirsins.32Wearewitnessesofthesethings,andsoistheHolySpirit,whomGodhasgiventothosewhoobeyhim.”Acts15:9(NIV)—9Hedidnotdiscriminatebetweenusandthem,forhepurifiedtheirheartsbyfaith.Acts16:14–15(NIV)—14OneofthoselisteningwasawomanfromthecityofThyatiranamedLydia,adealerinpurplecloth.ShewasaworshiperofGod.TheLordopenedherhearttorespondtoPaul’smessage.15Whensheandthemembersofherhouseholdwerebaptized,sheinvitedustoherhome.“IfyouconsidermeabelieverintheLord,”shesaid,“comeandstayatmyhouse.”Andshepersuadedus.Romans10:8–10(NIV)—8Butwhatdoesitsay?“Thewordisnearyou;itisinyourmouthandinyourheart,”thatis,themessageconcerningfaiththatweproclaim:9Ifyoudeclarewithyourmouth,“JesusisLord,”andbelieveinyourheartthatGodraisedhimfromthedead,youwillbesaved.10Foritiswithyourheartthatyoubelieveandarejustified,anditiswithyourmouththatyouprofessyourfaithandaresaved.Ephesians2:8(NIV)—8Foritisbygraceyouhavebeensaved,throughfaith—andthisisnotfromyourselves,itisthegiftofGod—