Thursday, March 23, 2017

Our Hearts — Part 1

God wants wholeheartedness, not halfhearted Christians. Are we following the Lord but still keeping a place in our hearts for something we cherish above Himself … the world … wealth … etc? Don’t be like Peter who followed the Lord but, “followed afar off” (Luke 22:54).

He wants our whole heart’s affection: “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart” (Matthew 22:37).

He wants our hearts filled with praise: “I will praise the Lord with my whole heart” (Psalm 111:1).

He wants us to seek Him with whole-heartedness: “With my whole heart have I sought Thee” (Psalm 119:10).

He wants us to read and keep His Word in the same way: “I will keep Thy precepts with my whole heart” (Psalm 119:69).

He wants us to be wholehearted in prayer: “I cried unto thee with my whole heart” (Psalm 119:145).

In this same way we are to have full confidence in Him: “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart” (Proverbs 3:5).