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■ by Dr. John Hunter us, Why reason ye in your hearts?” This has to do with the thinking process of the mind and intellect. In Daniel we see that he “purposed in his heart”. Here is where the will comes in. Good psychology rec ognizes the personality of an indi vidual as a demonstration in these three areas. It is an utterly negative demonstration of the personality which is rampant in the world today. We find the exposition of it all in Psalm 10. " W H A T M A T T E R "? What matter if you cannot go to distant lands and preach; What matter if you somehow fail with eloquence to teach; What matter if you cannot sing or lead in any way; There is a place which you can fill, Just get behind and pray. The missionaries need your prayers, the preachers need them too; Without the help of praying saints, there's not much they can do. They need help day by day, so hold them up before the Throne, And get behind and pray. You, too, can give your heart to Him to use in His own way, And may He help us always, to get behind and pray. These self-confident individuals say two things about themselves, “I shall not be moved,” and “I ’ll never get in trouble; I can get by.” How ri diculous can man become? This is why we see such a violent opposi tion to the Word of God. While we may know and love the Lord Jesus Christ, what do we speak in our hearts? May I ask a personal question? What do you say in your heart? Is your relationship with Je sus Christ made manifest not only
PSALM 10
H ave you ever wondered what happens to those who do not find a personal relationship to the Lord Jesus Christ? The tenth Psalm is all about wicked people and their lack of knowledge or even interest in the things of God. For instance, verse four declares, “The wicked through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.” The transla tion declares that such a man doesn’t seek God because he doesn’t believe He exists. You see, the “God is dead” theory is not something new. We read of the fool, for that is what he is, who says in his heart, “There is no God.” Verse six of this chapter gives us his boastful contempt, “He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in ad versity.” What folly is this vain con cept. Here the reason such a person comes to these conclusions is because he has no relationship to Jesus Christ. This foolish individual says four things about God as quoted in verse 11, (1) God hath forgotten, (2) God hideth His face, (3) God will never see it, and (4) God will not require it. In other words, even if there is a God, so what? He hides His face and doesn’t see what I do. These words sound very up-to-date. We are told the fool speaks these things in his heart. This does not necessarily mean with the lips. By the heart the Bible does not have reference to the fleshly organ in the body which pumps the blood. It means the soul, or what we would call the human personality which con sists of emotions, mind and will. The Bible speaks of heart in all three areas. Christ declared, “Out of the heart of man proceed,” referring to all the evil emotions. He said about
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