THE LORD'S LAMP

Prov. 20:27 The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the inner depths of his heart.

Our spirit is the Lord’s lamp and it gives Him access to the deep recesses of our heart, our inner being. 1 Cor. 2:11 says “For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him?” Our spirit is the only entity that can truly know our thoughts. Our thoughts are more than the cerebral ruminations that come to our minds throughout the day. Our thoughts are also those things ponderings that takes place deep in our subconscious that we often do not have direct access to. These are the thoughts that create, recreate, and keep in motions many of our actions and most of our reaction. In order for change to take place we have to give God access those places.

Not only can others not know our thoughts, we cannot truly know our own thoughts. Jeremiah 17:9-10 say, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly perverse and corrupt and severely, mortally sick! Who can know it [perceive, understand, be acquainted with his own heart and mind]? I the Lord search the mind, I try the heart, even to give to every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.” According to this scripture we can’t know our own heart and mind. Therefore the Lord has to search it and try it.

Since others cannot know our heart and because we our perception is off, understanding impaired, and knowledge is limited; we are better off allowing God to search our hearts. He has access to our spirit which shines light on places inaccessible to us, but very available to Him.

Let’s pray: Search my heart O Lord, search all the dark recesses of my being. Shed you light, love and healing to those areas. Then Lord, create in me a clean heart and renew a right spirit within me. AMEN