Pastor's Corner

for Sunday Aug. 2nd
It’s a heart issue.
“I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.” (Psa. 119:11) “Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds” (Deut. 11:18) What does it mean to hide God’s word in our hearts? Of course, it doesn’t mean hiding in the sense that no one can see my God-centered beliefs, but hidden in the sense that they are deeply planted in my heart so as to shape my life. The heart is who you are and this is what God loves and so He would have your heart full of His word and therefore full of Him. How does God’s word become hidden in our hearts? I hear the word and understand it. I then reflect upon it and meditate upon it. But at this point it’s not in the heart; it’s only in the mind. Only when in faith I believe what I’ve heard and surrender to it does it become hidden in my heart. With His word filling your heart He will greatly bless your life because “His word won’t return to Him empty”. God’s word is seed and seed must have time and stay in the ground in order for it to grow. So God’s word must be carried in the heart and with time fruit will grow. Read again the verses at the beginning and hear them as God’s word to you. Continue to read His word every day, God has promised to make His word a blessing in your heart and He will make His word living and powerful in you.
Pastor Don (Adapted from an article by Andrew Murray)