The Heart - the Inmost Being

UV 3385/10000 The Heart – The Inmost Being
Trust (confidently) in Him at all times, O people; Pour out your heart before Him, God is a refuge for us.
Psalm 62 v 8


If we look at the word heart, it is the only word that can be formed from “earth”. The implication is that the only thing the Lord is deeply interested in on earth or in our lives is our heart. If we surrender our heart or the core or center of our being to Him, all the other spokes of life will connect from start to finish to Him. Our heart is where our true feelings and desires lie. It is our inmost being as distinguished from our superficial selves which others see on the outside. Prayer is a heart to heart conversation with God. The Lord sees if we trust Him with all of our heart at all times, not just when things are hunky dory or good but when things are sliding down. The way the Lord has fashioned our hearts, we have the Hobson’s choice of either trust Him or rust. Our confidence is not the arm of flesh or the weapon it wields. We trust Him for our protection, provision, promotion.


The heart is the repository of faith, hope and love. It is also the spring of the fruit of the spirit- of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness and humility. Our hearts should not be hardened but always soft as liquid before the Lord. We should humble ourselves to acknowledge that we depend on Him and Him alone. He is our rock of refuge. We derive strength, comfort, guidance and wisdom from Him. We pour out our love, adoration, thanksgiving always from our hearts to the Lord. He will never neglect us or ignore our prayers. Scripture says that He always inclines His ear to hear our prayers and even the whisper of our hearts. The more we yield our heart to Him, the more He increases our yield.

The human heart is the sanctum sanctorum or the innermost part of our bodies, the living temple of God. Hence, our hearts should be undivided in its allegiance to the Lord and should be constantly sanctified by the Holy Spirit to be a suitable tabernacle or residence for the Lord. The Lord is the only One who reads and knows what lies in our hearts every moment of our lives. We need to pour out our hearts in prayer and reverence to ask the Lord to cleanse us of any hidden or wanton sin in our lives, to rid us of any anxious thought that is affecting our peace of mind.