Repairing The Heart
Repairing the heart is to repair a breech in the spirit between God and man that is caused by
disobedience and unbelief of the word of God. James 1: 22 states, But be ye doers of the word and not hearers only,
deceiving your own selves."
James 1:14- 17 states, "But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and
enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished bringeth forth death.
Do not err, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father
of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."
James !:25 states, "But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein,
he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed."
The only way that a breech in the spirit can be repaired is to believe and become obedient to
the word of God. Once the breech has been repaired the power and blessings of God will flow out of the heart in which
God dwells.
Two areas that cause a breech in spirit.
When separation from the world and its ways is not adhered to it causes a breech in fellowship
with God.
II Corinthian 6:14-18 states,, "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for
what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? and what concord
hath Christ with Belial: or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? and what agreement hath the temple of
God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and
I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith
the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you and will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and
daughters, saith the Lord Almighty."
In Exodus 33:7, God commanded Moses to pitch the Tabernacle of the Congregation afar off
from the camp, where there was uncleanness, so the people could come and seek Him. We are
to go to Jesus who suffered outside the gate and bear his reproach. We are to join ourselves unto Him.
Note Hebrews 13:10-13, "We have an alter, whereof they have no right to eat which serve
the tabernacle. For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for
sin, are burned without the camp. Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered
without the gate. Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bgearing his reproach."
Today our bodies are the temple of God, collectively the Church. We are to keep
ourselves separate from sin where those that seek God can come into his fellowship. We are God's Tabernacle of the Congreation today
set apart outside the gate.
When inward separation is not adheared to, by not having a renewed mind set apart unto God, a
breech in fellowship with God is evident.
Romans 8:5-7 states, "For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh;
but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually
minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither
indeed can be. So they that are in the flesh cannot please God."
Romans 12: 1-2 says, "I beseech you therefore brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present
your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed
to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable,
and perfect, will of God."
Man draws near to God by presenting his body a living sacrifice and having a spiritual mind.
In these things God is pleased. Again, when we as temples of God are clean and set apart from the world by the blood
of Christ and a holy lifestyle, others can come and seek God by us.
The following scriptures give us the characteristics of a fleshly mind and also a spiritual mind.
We need to examine ourselves with these scriptures to see if we be in the faith.
Galatians 5:19-23, states, "Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; adultery,
fornication, uncleananess, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions,
hersies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revelling, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told
you in the time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
meekness, temperance: Against such there is no law.
If man is still controlled by the works of the flesh he is still under the bondage
of sin, because of the law, which was the first covenant. I Timothy 1:9 states, "Knowing this, that the law is not made
for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane..."
These people have not crucified the flesh with the affections
and lusts, but they that are Christ's have according to Galatians, 5:24, "and they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh
with the affections and lusts."
If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit." (Galatians 5:25)
