They close up their callous hearts, and their mouths speak with arrogance. [Psalm 17:10 NIV]
This verse points out the connection between the heart and the tongue. Jesus put it this way:
"A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of."What we say is a reflection of the condition of our heart. In this verse David points to the connection between arrogant speech and a hardened heart. I can relate to that. Before the Lord gave me a new heart I was cynical and unbelieving. I really did not have wellspring of grace filled humility to draw upon.
Yet even the new and regenerated heart needs to be strengthened to be heard. It is so easy to allow old patterns of behavior and speech to creep in and shut down the still small voice of the new heart. Yet with practice and discipline we can train ourselves to speak from our heart and not our head.
Help us Lord to speak the words and thoughts that you have placed in our hearts.
... this devotion is part of a series about King David.
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