Hearts

 

I never saw a baby that showed any signs at all of hatred, bias, bigotry, prejudice, immorality, sin, indifference, shallowness, apathy or distrust.  In fact, all I have seen is little bundles of pure unadulterated love. 

 

At first I tended not to agree with the above picture because it said "most" people.  Then I got to thinking...if all that was said about little babies is true, then I would actually have to go one step further than the "most" and say all people.  Now, I don't say that in a nasty way at all.  It goes with the territory that our hearts get smaller as we grow because of the inherent brokenness we all have within us.  As we grow we are exposed to so much of an unhealthy world view.  We are faced with a lot of peer pressure.  We are taught so much that is so wrong, either willingly or unknowingly.  It almost seems as if we have no chance.

 

But we do!  God knows our hearts.  He knows what has happened to them, and what can happen.  And He took care of that.  He sent His Son to die on the cross for our sins (our small, hard hearts).  He gives us grace (for our small, hard hearts) when we accept Christ and the fact that He died so that we could be made whole and free.

 

Yes, as we morph from baby to adult, perhaps our hearts do get smaller.  But as we are re-born in Christ, the strangest thing happens.  Those same hearts get softer and softer, and bigger and bigger.  Thank God, he knows our hearts!