SANCTUARY OF THE HEART!

 

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

 

SANCTUARY OF THE HEART!

 

Luke 2:18-19

18 And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.

19 But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.

 

Luke 2:33

33 And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.

 

          The heart can be a melancholy place. In it we keep our innermost secrets both good and bad. Consider Mary’s heart processes throughout the Messiah project. Her young body was called into service to produce a perfect sacrifice, a perfect mixture of God and man. From the first quickening in her womb to the visit of the shepherds she stored up private thoughts both wonderful and horrible.

 

          Normal never lasted long as first Simeon and then Anna prophesied over her young son in the Temple. The prospect of a mysterious “sword” which would pierce her very soul was locked away in the sanctuary of her heart.

 

          Such is our own heart! It is a storehouse of thoughts, hopes, and fears. That one who is the life of the party may be a tortured soul. The one who is always encouraging others may very well need encouragement. No one knows because no one sees. The pain is hidden away within the sanctuary of the heart.

 

    

Gal 6:10

10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

 

Dear Lord, let me seek out those who need encouragement. Let me be raw and sensitive to discern it. Bring into my life encouragers for I too have a huge store in the sanctuary of my heart. AMEN