Re:Verse passage – Proverbs 23:17-18 (day six)
Don’t let your heart envy sinners…Proverbs 23:17a (NET)
The most fertile soil on the planet is in our hearts. Whatever is sown there always bears fruit. This is why Solomon advises us to “Guard [your] hearts with all vigilance” (Prov. 4:23), why Paul warns us that “[We] reap what we sow” (Gal. 6:9), and Jesus declares, “The mouth speaks from what fills the heart.” (Matt. 12:34)
We can never leave our hearts unattended or take for granted what we sow. The good news, because our hearts are so fertile, when we sow to the Spirit we are guranteed to grow eternal fruit. So, be quick to respond to the Spirit’s conviction, receive his counsel, and employ his gifts.
