[Manna - April 19]
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things; and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. Matthew 12:34,35
OUR first concern, then, should be for the heart—that its affections and dispositions may be fully under
the control of divine grace; that every principle of
truth and righteousness may be enthroned there;
that justice, mercy, benevolence, brotherly kindness,
love, faith, meekness, temperance, supreme reverence
for God and Christ, and a fervent love for all the
beauties of holiness, may be firmly fixed as the governing
principles of life.
If these principles be fixed,
established, in the heart, then out of the good treasure
of the heart the mouth will speak forth words of
truth, soberness, wisdom and grace. Z.'96-30 R1937:2