Proverbs 4:23
“Guard your heart more than anything else, because the source of your life flows from it.”
Deuteronomy 32:4
“He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.”
Be Careful with Your Heart and Thoughts
You often do and say whatever is in your heart and thoughts. That’s why you should be careful about what doors you open to your heart and thoughts, and how you shape your heart.
The Influence of a Tilted Heart
If you place something on slanted ground, whatever you put there will tilt. Similarly, if your heart is tilted in the wrong direction, you will perceive everything you hear and see in a distorted manner. What you hear and see is influenced by your heart and perspectives.
God’s Righteous Judgment and Repayment
God judges with righteous justice and repays each person according to what they have done. God considers how people treat His symbolic figures as how they treat Him. In each time period, God sent central figures such as Adam, Noah, Abraham, Joseph, Moses, and Joshua. These figures were the prophets during the time of the prophets and the kings during the time of the kings. God appointed them, and through them, He spoke and worked.
God Reveals His Plans to His Prophets
God carries out His work without informing anyone in advance. However, He does not act before revealing His plans to the prophets or the savior He sends (Amos 3:7: “Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets”). There are things we need to ask God to know, but there are also things that are not meant for us to know. For these, we must trust God and focus on doing what He has assigned to us.
Learn About the Standard and Follow the Model
Learn about the standard and the model figure. You must do things according to the standard. The model figure does not act independently but follows only God’s Words and fulfills God’s Will for the time period. Just as a vehicle or an airplane moves according to how it is operated, God works through the model figure.
Polish Your Heart to Hear and See Clearly
Make and refine your heart to be as even and clean as a fairground. Only when your heart is pure can you hear and see things clearly and perfectly. If your heart is impure, everything you hear and see will appear distorted. Therefore, listen attentively and act properly so that you can grow and mature more perfectly.
Keep Secrets and Be Perfect
Make yourself perfect and be able to keep a secret like God. God grants blessings and missions to you only when you become qualified. If you cannot keep something secret, jealous people will steal it from you. Anyone who speaks carelessly, leaving false evidence behind, is not trustworthy. God only grants blessings to those who are qualified to receive them.
Insights by Minister Rosemarie Juanatas of New Times Gospel Ministry
