The New Life

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III.
GOD'S WORD IN OUR HEART.
" Therefore shall ye lay up these My words in your heart and
in your soul."—Deut. xi. i8.
" Son of man, all My words that I shall speak unto thee,
receive in thine heart."—Ezek. iii. lo.
" Thy word have I laid up iu mine heart, that I might not sin
against Thee."—Ps. cxix. ii.
LONG
for the milk that ye may grow thereby.
This charming word taught every young Christian
that, if he would grow, he must receive the word
as milk, as the living participation of the life and the
love of God. On this account is it of so great importance
to know well how we must deal with the
word. The Lord says that we must receive it and lay
it up in our heart. ^ The word must possess and fill
the heart. What does that mean ?
The heart is the temple of God. In the temple
there was an outer court and an inner sanctuary. So
also is it in the heart. The gate of the court is the
understanding; what I do not understand cannot
enter into the heart. Through the outer gate of the
understanding, the word comes into the court.'
1 Deut. XXX. 14 ; Ps. i. 2, cxix. 34, 36 ; Is. li. 7 ; John v. 38, viiL
31, XV. 7
; Rom. x. 8, 9 ; Col. iii. 16.
> Ps. cxix. 34 ; Matt. xiii. 19 ;
Acts viii; 30.
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