We are the only ones who can “keep” our hearts. What does that mean? Your heart, or your kardia, the center of you, must be kept clean and ready for the seed of the Word of God. What are we doing when we keep our hearts?

The Word of God is available to everyone. In order for the Word of God to work, it must be put in our hearts, believed, and then acted upon.

The word “keep” is the action in this passage of Scripture. If you are keeping something, that means you are doing it. Jesus is saying, “No lip service, please; if you say you love me, then you will do something.

The word “keep” is the action in this passage of Scripture. If you are keeping something, that means you are doing it. Jesus is saying, “No lip service, please; if you say you love me, then you will do something.

Once again, we see the Lord as the One who establishes and directs our steps. What does that mean? He has a plan, a purpose, a course, and a destiny prearranged for us.

Most translations say, “the hardness of their heart.” The hardness of someone’s heart causes blindness and the inability to participate in the life God intended and, therefore, receive the promises of God.

The Amplified Classic says it this way, “…[They are] alienated (estranged, self-banished) from the life of God [with no share in it; this is] because of the ignorance (the want of knowledge and perception, the willful blindness) that is deep-seated in them…” The reason people are estranged from God is because they refuse His light.

That means your understanding can be enlightened or darkened. So, that tells me that it is our choice.

Romans 8:6 says, “To be carnally minded is death…” When we were not born again, all we had was what we could think of and what the world and its values told us to think.

There is a call from the Holy Spirit to us to leave behind the way we used to live, walk, and talk. We used to walk according to the lusts of our flesh and the desires of our flesh.

The word literally means to love strangers. Hospitality can be defined as the quality or disposition of receiving and treating guests and strangers in a warm, friendly, generous way.

A key to finishing your course is your mind. We are told to consider Jesus and what He did on the cross and all that He went through for us.

Hearing the Word of God is only the beginning of what is necessary to produce the fruit from the Word of God in our lives.

What is the lust of other things? I think the important thing to define is the word “lust.” To lust is to have an intense desire for something. Lust is not just sexual.

Jesus said that the pleasures of life choke out the Word of God. 2 Timothy 3:4 says, “…lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God.”

This soil is known as thorny or weedy soil. So, there is enough soil to produce something, but along with the seed of the Word of God, this soil also has weeds and thorns, which end up choking out the Word of God, so it is not able to produce full results in someone’s life.

In order for any plant to make it and have a chance of producing the desired result, such as fruit, the plant must first have a root system.

When someone doesn’t understand the Word of God, the devil comes immediately and steals the Word of God from their heart so they cannot believe.

Your heart determines what the Word of God is able to produce in your life. The anointing is important, and thank God for anointed men and women who preach and teach the Word of God.

In order for our words to change things, there are some things we must know. Your words, in order for them to be effective, must have these elements.