Mark 7:14-23 “And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand: There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man. If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable. And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him; Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats? And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.”
The heart is far more important than the stomach. By “heart” we mean the things we love or hate, how we value things, how we desire and are attracted to God, people, and the world. Stomach issues may make a person sick or put him in the hospital. Heart issues can make a person unacceptable to God or put him into hell. That which is in the heart always comes out in a person’s talk and his walk. Here’s the devil’s dirty dozen: “evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.” Watch your heart! If you do not let these things into your heart, they will not come out in your talk or your walk.