Proverbs 23:26: My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.
Insight
Someone may say, “Dr. McGee, I thought you said that God doesn’t want our old dirty, filthy hearts.” That’s right. He can’t use them. But when He says, “My son, give me thine heart,” He is not talking to the unsaved man; He is talking to His son. He is talking to the one to whom He has given a new heart, a new nature, who has been born again. Now He says to that one, “I want you to come to Me and I want you to yield yourself to Me. If you love Me, keep My commandments.” If you have been redeemed by the blood of Christ, you can sing: Take my poor heart, and let it be – Forever closed to all but Thee. – Take my love, my Lord; I pour – At Thy feet its treasure–store. 1
Application
Notice the wisdom of Proverbs 4:25–27:
Let your eyes look straight ahead, and your eyelids look right before you. Ponder the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established. Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil.
Where should your eyes be looking? Where should your feet be headed? Why should you avoid turning to the right or left? How do you remove your foot from evil?
If you give Him your heart, he will give you all the directions you will ever need.
Motivation
That Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love. Ephesians 3:17
When we surrender our old heart, He gives us a new heart and a new start. – TWEET IT
Prayer
Father, You had every reason to leave me, but you never gave up on me.
1. McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible commentary: Poetry (Proverbs) (electronic ed., Vol. 20). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
