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Heart First
In the realm of the physical, the human heart is that vital organ that delivers life to every other organ and cell. The body cannot live without a functioning heart. If the heart is sick or underperforming, the whole body is sluggish.
“My heart overflows with a pleasing theme; I address my verses to the king; my tongue is like the pen of a ready scribe.” — Psalm 45:1
Heart first this morning, every morning, overflowing with a pleasing theme, a sense of centering, and longing for that which is ultimate, eternal, and true, for God. This is the beginning. It is not emotional, but it emotes. It is volitional rejoicing.
“This is the day that the LORD hath made. I WILL rejoice and be glad in it.”
It comes from the heart.
It moves toward intentional, intellectual, spiritual, creative worship. What defines it as worship is direction. Direction defines devotion. If I address my verses to the king (and, in this case, an earthly king, but in ours, a Heavenly King), then I am praising that one to whom I direct my thoughts and words.
