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Jeremiah chapter 17, verse 9,

The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately sick.

Who can understand it?

This verse is a stinging indictment of the sinfulness of man, the sinfulness of our hearts.

This is a reality we see all over the Bible really from Genesis 3 on, that we have a sinful nature.

We don't just kind of sin every once in a while. We are sinners at the

core. We are rebelled against God. We have hearts that are bent away from God. The heart is

deceitful above all things and desperately sick. Desperately sick. We can't underestimate our sin problem.

It is serious.

Our sin problem is extremely serious.

For God, for our lives, we need to be aware of this.

Like every day, even as followers of Christ.

So we have been forgiven of our sins we've

been given a new heart because it's transformed our heart we're new creations yes but there's still

this sinful nature that remains in us so we need to be aware of its severity, of its seriousness, and not take it lightly. We are

prone still to disobey God. It's like the author of the hymn writes, prone to wander. Lord,

I feel it prone to leave the God I love. So we need to pray just daily. God help us. Just as you taught us to pray,

Lord Jesus, lead us not into temptation. Deliver us from evil. We are prone to evil. Our hearts

are deceitful, are sick without your grace and your mercy and your power. Lord Jesus, we praise you because your heart is pure and holy

because you never once sinned amidst all the temptation you face.

So Jesus, help us.

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