Emphasis Preaching Journal

Billy Ray Cyrus sings a country song that has become popular, especially among young people. It is a story about a man who does not want to hear the love of his life say that their relationship is over. He says to her, "You can do any thing you want to me but please don't end the relationship. Please don't go away." He sums up his feelings in one catchy line, "Don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart. I just don't think it'll understand." One Sunday a pastor had just concluded a sermon in which he had spoken about the need of "inviting" Jesus into one's heart.