20 September 2026 | Guard Your Heart | BEM Grace Online

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟒 :𝟐𝟑 (𝐍𝐊𝐉𝐕) - "Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life." Elder Paul Yee frames the Christian life as participation in a spiritual war between the kingdom of God and the kingdom of Satan, emphasizing that believers have been rescued from darkness and commissioned to expand Christ’s kingdom. He explains that Satan primarily attacks the heart—the center of our emotions, thoughts, will, decisions, and desires—because what governs the heart ultimately shapes our words, relationships, calling, and destiny. Guarding the heart cannot be accomplished through willpower alone because worldly values and human tendencies continually pull believers back toward compromise; instead, believers must depend on what Christ has provided: a new heart, the indwelling Holy Spirit, the Word of God as a spiritual weapon, and forgiveness that removes condemnation when they fall.