The Heart, the Wellspring of Life #1

I want to go to the book of Proverbs to study a single text that is one of my favorite verses. Proverbs 4:23. I want you to turn there, because even though this is a short verse, we're going to look at it in context. And while you are turning there, I'll read it to you: "Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life."

That verse sets forth one of our main duties in the process of our sanctification. In a way, it sums up our whole duty in the matter of personal sanctification. So the principle in this verse is one of the most important lessons of the Christian life. If people understood this principle, the workload a lot of pastors face in the counseling room would be greatly reduced. Let me read the same verse from the New International Version, because I think it captures the true meaning so well. It says, "Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life." And the New American Standard Bible says, "Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life."...

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