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Evil Hearts

This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead. Ecclesiastes 9:3

 

As the headlines any day of the week indicate, terrible things happen in our world---wars, conflicts, terrorist attacks, injustice, and so forth. Why? Because the human heart is capable of incredible evil.

We like to pretend this isn't the case; we may even think that the more civilized or educated we are, the less likely we will be to do something evil. But that isn't necessarily so. Even people who are decent and respectable on the surface may be harboring deep hatred and anger in their hearts.

Only Jesus can cleanse us from the moral and spiritual filth we have allowed to accumulate in our hearts. When we go to Him, God not only forgives us of our sins, but He comes to live within us by His Holy Spirit. God's promise is for all who turn in faith to Christ: "A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you" (Ezekiel 36:26).

Are you, day by day, seeking Jesus' help to do His will? And are you praying that He will restrain evil and hasten the coming of His Kingdom?

From, HOPE for Each Day: Morning & Evening Devotions, by Billy Graham.