Good morning!
Text: Jeremiah 16-18; Isaiah 16
Jeremiah 17:9 is important, and explains an awful lot about our human nature:
“The heart is deceitful above all things, anddesperately sick; who can understand it?”
We need this powerful truth in our lives. Our heart, our inmost self, is a dangerous liar, and a villain rife with sickness. The person who trusts their feelings, their “true self” is headed for trouble and destruction. Thanks be to God for the gift of Jesus and with Him a new heart. When we have the Holy Spirit – which we do if we have Jesus – and choose to follow Him instead of our own heart, we can have the truth we need. This verse reminds us of why we must never trust ourselves – but always trust Jesus.
in Him, Mike