[Songs in the Night - April 10]
Not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts. I Thessalonians 2:4
THE heart represents the will, the intentions; the
will must be kept true and centered in God, but it is
the governing power of the whole man.
Yet, though
the will is the controlling power of man, it is also
subject to influences.
If the thoughts be impure, unjust,
or unholy, the power of the will becomes more
and more impaired.
Hence the wisdom of the admonition
of the apostle as to what should be the character
of our thoughts.
In those who are striving to perfect
holiness in the fear of the Lord—to adorn themselves
with the beauty of holiness—the thoughts must not
be neglected and permitted to browse in every pasture,
but must be disciplined to feed upon pure and
healthful food. Z'11-165 R4827:2 (Hymn 114)