‘The Human Heart.’
a) Proverbs 15:11; 1 Kings 8:39. Is known by the Lord.
b) Psalm 64:6. Is sometimes cunning.
c) Ecclesiastes 3:11. Has Eternity planted in it by God.
d) Jeremiah 17:9. Can be the most deceitful of all things.
e) Romans 2:15. The conscience is like a law written in it.
f) 2 Peter 1:19. Sometimes concocts things that are not true.
(This QT teaches me several deep things about The Human Heart)
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‘God’s Love For Zion.’
Psalm 102:13-16.
(A Word Picture of God’s Love for His Church)
a) Psalm 102:13. God will rise and have compassion on Zion.
b) Psalm 102:13. It is time for God to have pity on Zion.
c) Psalm 102:13. It is an appointed time. (Rather than a response it is an initiative)
d) Psalm 102:14. God’s Servants value Zion’s stones and have pity on its rubble.
e) Psalm 102:15. When this happens the Nations and their Kings will fear the Name of the Lord.
f) Psalm 102:16. When the Lord builds up Zion He will appear in His Glory.
(This Second one reveals God’s Love For Zion and His Love for His Church)
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Chris.
The condition of the human heart is something that God regards as being important. In the Proverbs it tells us to guard our heart because it affects everything we do. Let us echo the words of the praise song: Cleanse my heart oh God.
