Now that we have ushered in the New Year, we feel a little relieved that it has finally come and take a break from all the hype it created for the past few days. Some of us may have done our retrospections, made some commitments and taken some crucial decisions. However, one thing that needs to stay strong and consistent are our heart and mind. Now why do I say that? It’s the fullness of the heart that overflows to our mind.
If we look at the world around us, we all agree that its growing darker and wicked by the day. The heinous crimes are only increasing. Some are senseless murders, beautiful lives cut short because someone took it in their hands to finish a person’s life, gruesome rapes as one decided to strip the dignity of a person to satisfy their own carnal desires. If we have a microscopic view of these sins, it boils down to the decision of an individual. Even crimes committed by mobs are a collective decision of individuals. The Bible says, “A good person produces good out of the good stored up in his heart. An evil person produces evil out of the evil stored up in his heart, for his mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart..”. All evil work starts with the heart, gets its form in the mind and results in evil actions.
When we give into our carnal or wicked thoughts, we are like the homeowner of the house which is well built with doorless windows and boltless doors. The house seems safe but without proper doors for windows, we are open to the strong winds, dust, and pests. Without a bolt for our doors, we expose ourselves to thieves invading our home. We are careful enough to secure our earthly homes, but we fail miserably to follow the same principle when it comes to our heart, mind and soul which are bound for eternal life. The Bible says, “But know this: If the homeowner had known what time the thief was coming, he would have stayed alert and not let his house be broken into.”. We hardly stay alert and careful of what we see with our eyes, what we feed our minds and allow our hearts to desire. Like a house with doorless windows and boltless doors, anything and everything that our eyes see, our mind thinks and fulfills our heart’s desires becomes our necessities.
We fail to understand that we need a point of reference for morality and purity of heart. We need a God who is pure, faultless and faithful. We can find this in Jesus Christ who though lived a life of a human yet overcame temptations and lived sin free. It was not because He was God in human form, but He was in close relationship with the heavenly father all through His earthly life. He filled His mind with the teachings and word of God that filled His heart and refreshed His soul. He understood our weakness to sin and came to earth to save us from it. He went through an excruciating death and rose again so that you and I can live this sin free life. Apostle Paul in one of his letters says, “And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” It is only through knowing Him and having a relationship with Him can we be set free from our sinful thoughts and be filled with peace. Let your desire this new year be to know Him personally and receive new life, as the Bible says, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”.
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