Luke 4:16-21

So, He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written:

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”

Then He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him. And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

This message follows up on Episode 9 and explores how important it is for the believer to seek the Lord for healing of their broken heart!

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What about the Heart? Some say it is just a reference to the inner man. Some define it as emotions in the soul, and still others were saying it is another term for the spirit of man. None of this rings true to me. I am a word nerd concerning the original language that the Word of God was written in. I believe that God had purpose and meaning for using those words in their original language. Those words shed far deeper revelation into what the Spirit of God was speaking to the men He had chosen to pen His truth.

I believe the Spirit of God was not just using a synonym for the inner man when He spoke of the heart. An often-referenced and theologically excepted scripture defining the inner man is - 1 Thessalonians 5:23. It says: May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. (NIV)

Many have taught from this that “You are a spirit, you have a soul, and you live in a body.” But what about the heart? Jesus said in Mark 12:30 – “Love the Lord your God with all your heart ...” So, it sounds like the heart is pretty important to Jesus!! But what is it? Just emotions?

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from Philippians chapter 2 verses 12 and 13

Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who works in you both to will and to do His good pleasure.

Most believers in the Body of Christ will hear “work out your own salvation” and think it is their responsibility to work it out. They see “obedience” and “discipline” and “fighting the good fight” as hard and exhausting work! And what I am here to tell you today, is this! Yes, it is hard but not in the way you think it is! The fight and the difficulty is in overcoming the lies of the enemy.

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