Inside the human body, the sinoatrial node serves as the heart’s pacemaker. Within the right atrium, electrical activity in the form of impulses initializes a small bundle of specialized cells. As currents spread throughout the walls of the atria, contractions begin to alternate and relax, allowing blood to naturally flow through the heart. These intricacies point to a Creator, designing the miracle called life.
And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh, Ezekiel 26:36.
The Bible is filled with analogies and imagery relating to the heart. King Solomon calls the heart the well spring of life. Yet, the prophet Jeremiah reveals a secret and dark side, like a poison which can contaminate your soul. However, Jesus leaves no question about the role of the heart on earth. The Lord gave human beings a heart for one purpose, to love one another. This is the heart beat of heaven.
My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends, John 15:12-13.
Near the end of his earthly ministry, Jesus shares some final instructions to his disciples, preparing them for his death and life after his ascension into heaven. Trying to keep things simply, Jesus suggests love is a barometer of your faith. Depending upon your level of commitment, lives will either be grazed, touched or impacted by your degree of love. Regardless of where you are spiritually, its never too late to ask for a heart of love so that the heart beat of heaven can be felt on earth.
by Jay Mankus
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