I really like what verse 23 says "Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life." I remember going on bicycle rides over to Oyster Bay on hot summer days. There were some big hills on the way and you would sure work up a sweat getting over them. Near the end of our ride, by the side of the road was a fresh water spring that was brought up to a small fountain. People would come from all over just to fill some bottles with this ice code water. Boy did it taste great and you sure felt refreshed after gulping down a few mouthfuls of it!
The verse says the our heart is the wellspring of life. A pure heart is refreshing and gives us the drive to go on further. We need to guard our heart to keep it from becoming polluted. I remember another time cycling in Connecticuit and stopping by another spring. However, this one had sulfer water coming out of it. (The smell should have been a clue that something was wrong with this water...) Well, just one small sip of this and YUCK... Spit it out and look for something to change the bad taste in my mouth. This water was terrible and repulsive. Thats what can happen if we don't guard our hearts - it can become polluted with bitterness, resentment, anger and sin. And just like that terrible water, it's not good for much.
Only Jesus can purify our hearts. We can keep watch over what we allow to enter in, but we need the full cleansing from Him to make our hearts clean.
So, ask Jesus to clean your heart, to purify us from all unrighteousness, and then watch what we allow in. A guard will stop someone from entering a bank if they look suspicious. We are told to protect our heart in the same way.
Well, that's my take on one verse in Proverbs 4. Please comment on what you got out of this chapter.
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