Teaching
What Is in the Heart Comes Out
Jesus teaches that what fills the heart eventually becomes evident through a person's words and actions.
Scripture
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
Truth
What fills the heart eventually becomes evident through a person's words and actions.
Insight
- Jesus connects a person's words with what is stored within the heart.
- Speech can reveal what is abundant within a person's heart.
- Good words should flow from good treasure rather than merely from outward attempts to appear righteous.
- Wrong words can expose attitudes, desires, and thoughts that need to be addressed within the heart.
- Changing speech consistently requires attention to what is being stored within the heart.
- The words a believer speaks should agree with the truth and character God desires within them.
Application
- Listen carefully to your own words and consider what they reveal about your heart.
- When wrong words come out, examine the attitude or desire behind them.
- Do not merely try to control outward speech while ignoring the condition of the heart.
- Fill your heart and mind with God's Word and things that are pleasing to Him.
- Replace bitterness, envy, anger, and fear with attitudes that agree with God's truth.
- Let your words become an honest expression of a heart that is being changed by God.
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