The great prince of preachers once said:

It is a sad thing when the heart is cold with a good matter, and worse when it is warm with a bad matter, but incomparably well when a warm heart and a good matter meet together.

We tend to speak about the things we think and care most about. From the overflow of our hearts our mouth speaks, Jesus said (Matthew 12:34). Let’s be those who store up good themes, stories and words in our hearts, so that we might share them with those around us, and impart grace into their lives (Ephesians 4:29). Let’s be like the Psalmist whose heart overflowed with a “pleasing theme”.

“My heart overflows with a pleasing theme; I address my verses to the king; my tongue is like the pen of a ready scribe.” Psalm 45:1 ESV

Let’s do what the Apostle Paul exhorted the Colossians to do:

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.” Col. 3:16 ESV

Christ is that good and pleasing theme!May we treasure Him deeply in our hearts and overflow with praise towards Him, and overflow with proclamation of His excellencies!

What are you focusing your thoughts on today? Is it a good theme? Let it be Jesus!