The heart can symbolize our inner passions, desires, affections, and longings. An example of this use of the term heart is when Jesus tells us in Matthew 6:19-24, “Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven.” In verse 21, He says, “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” The heart can also be symbolic for our interior lives with God and our closeness to Him. In Matthew 15:8-9, Jesus quotes Isaiah 29:13, saying, This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me;