Deceitfully Wicked Heart

[Timothy]

Jeremiah 17:9
"The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?"

I imagine Jesus Christ can understand it very well ....

The other thread was going crazy and it seemed time to start a new thread in regards to the subject of our wicked hearts, demonic influences, and cures for the Redeemed.

Jesus washed me whiter than snow many years ago - but this is my position until I reach heaven, right? Slowly He is molding me here on earth, but my heart needs to be open to this change. And yet, sin, and something deeper has a grip on me.

What about a Christian having a deceitfully wicked heart - can they? If so, what is the best cure? How can they build a relationship, stop sinning, and overcome the evil one. How can this little amount of faith grow?

The pain from sin can cause me to be very depressed at times - I feel like Peter after he denied his Master .... but, unlike him, I still do the same sin over and over ... and keep crying for help.

 

[Smellin Coffee]

8 The Lord is merciful and gracious,
    slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
9 He will not always chide,
    nor will he keep his anger forever.
10 He does not deal with us according to our sins,
    nor repay us according to our iniquities.
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
    so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
12 as far as the east is from the west,
    so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
13 As a father shows compassion to his children,
    so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.
14 For he knows our frame;
    he remembers that we are dust.

 

[Timothy]

8 The Lord is merciful and gracious,
    slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
9 He will not always chide,
    nor will he keep his anger forever.
10 He does not deal with us according to our sins,
    nor repay us according to our iniquities.
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
    so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
12 as far as the east is from the west,
    so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
13 As a father shows compassion to his children,
    so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.
14 For he knows our frame;
    he remembers that we are dust.

We truly can go to the Bible for encouragement, help, and love from God.

Thanks for that.

Good to know He remembers we are dust ...