We often hear of institutions that need to be reformed “from the inside out.” The same is sometimes true of the human body when an external problem is corrected by a change in diet. What is visible on the outside is often a reflection of what’s happening on the inside.

The psalmist connected our words and our heart. But Jesus refined the connection by saying that “from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders” (Mark 7:21). That’s why the writer of Psalm 119 said that in order not to sin externally, he hid God’s Word in his heart (Psalm 119:11). It’s also why the apostle Paul said the key to living the will of God is renewing the mind (Romans 12:2). The more we fill our mind and heart with God’s truth, the less room there will be for the ways of this world to ultimately manifest themselves in our external life.

Are you filling your heart and mind with God’s Word on a daily basis? It is the only way your life can be transformed.

Philosophy and religion may reform, but only the Bible can transform.
Brian H. Edwards