Hearts (A Symbol of Valentine’s Day)

Heart Symbol History and Meaning Throughout the Bible, the human heart is characterized as the seat of both emotion and thought. Genesis 6:5 speaks of the “thoughts of a man’s heart.” The heart is said “to desire,” “to incline,” “to feel,” “to be deceived,” “to expect,” “to harden,” “to yield,” “to love,” etc. It seems to encompass much of who we are as people, as well as play a critical role in decision making. Perhaps this is why the book of Proverbs instructs us, “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life” (Proverbs 4:23).

The primary focus of our hearts should be love of God. Not only did He create love, He IS love (1 John 4:8). All human love finds its source in Him.

Jesus taught that the first and greatest command is to “love the Lord your God with all your HEART and with all your soul and with all your mind” (Matthew 22:37). The second greatest of course is to “love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:39).

Interestingly, the Sacred Heart (the heart of Jesus) has been a symbol for hundreds of years for the ultimate love. The love of Jesus that was willing to sacrifice Himself for His people, because “greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13).

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