Heart Of Alabaster
The word alabaster is defined as: “A smooth, usually white and nearly transparent gypsum used for carving (as vases).” Your heart is a translucent vase for the Lord to reside in. It is very precious and fragile to him. He desires that we are aware of how special it is, and tells us to guard it! (Proverbs 4:23) In the definition described above, it says, “used for carving.” This heart we have needs constant tending to because of the challenges of life and the spiritual warfare we endure for the sake of following Jesus. He desires for us to understand that he is the artisan of our hearts. His craftsmanship is unmatched! Although our hearts are not white physically, when we allow the artisan of our hearts to come and dwell with his masterpiece, it becomes white spiritually. (Purity) I want to emphasize that our hearts only become pure when the artisan of our hearts comes in and dwells with what he has taken time to make. In Psalm 139 verse 13, David said, “For you created my in...