"Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin."
Proverbs 21:4 (NIV)
Oh that I would remember that a proud heart is the result of me not plowing the field of my heart! Hosea 10 declares that I must plow, I must break up the ground, I must sow righteousness! This is my work to do. The Lord echoes Proverbs and Hosea when He taught us that our hearts are soil, we have hard soil, thin soil, thorny soil and good soil. Let us not make the mistake many do by believing that we have nothing to do with the condition of the soil of our heart. Am I sure my way is right? Wanda bought me a shirt years ago that read “Always right get used to it”, but the truth of scripture is that under my actions, under my thoughts is my heart that the LORD weighs. That doing what is right and just is more than actions or words on the outside. That sin is produced in my life by my slackness in plowing my proud heart. We pray for God to do His work, let us not forget to do our work. I threw that shirt out a long time ago, but my problem will be with me until I meet my Lord. Come Lord Jesus Come quickly!
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