VOLUMEGUIDE 2

God speaks to man’s heart

The Bible speaks about the condition of the human heart. Jeremiah 17:9 warns that “the heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked,” emphasizing the need for divine transformation. While people often judge based on outward appearances, 1 Samuel 16:7 reminds us that “the Lord looks on the heart.” Recognizing our need for renewal, Psalm 51:10 is a heartfelt plea: “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.” Jesus also teaches that sin originates in the heart, stating in Matthew 15:18-19 that “out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.” Yet, God offers hope and transformation, as Ezekiel 36:26 declares: “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you.” Ultimately, the Bible calls us to trust in God wholeheartedly, as Proverbs 3:5 instructs: “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” These verses reveal the fallen state of the human heart and the promise of renewal through God’s grace. God will speak to the hearts of man through His Grace. This is the beginning of a beautiful relationship between God and man’s heart.