![]() ![]() Sin, described here by all the various animals, has to go. When God’s light comes in, darkness has to go. The light of God comes into his heart to drive all darkness away. The Holy Spirit begins to shine into the dark and sinful heart. Here we see the sinner beginning to take notice of the message of God and to open his heart to the love of God. This picture shows the heart of a man who is sorry for his sins and is beginning to look for God. The dove is a sign of the Holy Spirit, the Spirit who reveals the truth about God, about sin and what is right, and about God’s judgement (John 15:26). God wants to speak to those who have been deceived and are carrying heavy loads of sin, so that they may turn from their sinful ways and let the light and love of God come into their hearts. ![]() The little tongues also speak of the blood of Jesus Christ, “the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.” (John 1:29). There is great joy in heaven over one sinner that repents (Luke 15:7). He wants us to turn away from our sins and live. The little tongues of fire round about the heart show the love of God surrounding the sinful heart. Whether you do your evil deeds in the darkest night, in the thickest forest, in the deepest ditch or wherever it may be, God sees it. Nothing can be hidden from His flaming eye, and therefore He knows and sees all the secret thoughts and intentions of the heart. The eye of God sees everything that goes on in the heart. Even in the bad heart the conscience is still there, but is being ignored, and cannot therefore help this person. The star speaks of the conscience in the heart of every man. Satan is the father of all lies, and is the one who persuades us to sin, and then he rules our hearts. Certain frogs in the Congo eat ants until they burst and die. The frog speaks here of the sins of greediness and the love of money which is the source of all evil (1 Timothy 6:10). The snake represents the devil who is very deceitful, clever and misleading, and does everything possible to destroy our relationship with God. “Keep your temper under control it is foolish to harbour a grudge.” (Ecclesiastes 7:9) Hatred, anger and a bad temper often rule the heart of man and many times lead to murder. “A lazy man who refuses to work is only killing himself, all he does is think about what he would like to have.” (Proverbs 21:25,26). The tortoise speaks of laziness, sluggishness to obey and witchcraft. It is a dirty animal eagerly swallowing up everything in its way, clean or dirty, and in the same way a sinful heart devours every immoral suggestion, expression, picture, literature, etc. The pig speaks of the sins of drunkenness and gluttony. The goat represents bodily desires, immorality, adultery. While the beauty of the peacock is admired by everybody, here in the heart of man, it speaks of the sin of pride. The next morning you will feel as if you have been bitten by a poisonous snake.” (Proverbs 23:31-32) “Don’t let wine tempt you, even though it is rich red, though it sparkles in the cup, and it goes down smoothly. The watery, red eyes speak of drunkenness. Jesus Himself confirms this by saying, “For from the inside, from a person’s heart, come the evil ideas which lead him to do immoral things to rob, kill, commit adultery, be greedy, and do all sorts of evil things deceit, indecency, jealousy, slander, pride, and folly – all these evil things come from inside a person and make him unclean” (Mark 7:21-23) There is nothing else so deceitful it is too sick to be healed.” (Jeremiah 17:9) God tells us by the mouth of His prophet Jeremiah, that “Nobody can understand the human heart. This picture shows the heart of a worldly sinful man or woman, described in the Bible as a sinner.īelow the head in this picture, the heart of man can be seen occupied by various animals which speak of the many different sins in the human heart, as the heart is the center and breeding place of our sins. Only HE can forgive our sins and help us to live a new life. Jesus said that HE wants to change our old heart and mind and give us a new heart. Animals are used to remind us of different sins pointed out in the Bible. The HEART OF MAN booklet was written many years ago and is currently available from ALL NATIONS GOSPEL PUBLISHERS in 548 different languages as a printed booklet. ![]()
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