Matthew 6.21 - Matters of the Heart

Matthew 6.21 - Matters of the Heart

Most of us moderns are romantics. We’re fired by emotions and feelings - “all we need is love!” Our media depicts “hearts” that are happy or hurt or hunting for fulfillment. But in the Bible the heart is more than a fluttering romance organ. We think and act with our hearts. God describes the “heart” as the control center of mind, will, and emotions. “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6.21). That’s why this pastor who is imprisoned apart from his people prays for their hearts to be captured by the love of God, “that Christ may dwell in your hearts.” Their most fundamental need is for God to fill their hearts --- and us too! When He has his rightful place in our hearts, our joy will be full, and His glory will be seen in our holy lives.