FAITH CAPSULE: The purpose of the heart of Daniel for God enabled him to do exploits in life to the glory of God.

Daniel 1

Here are some scriptural verses of what the Bible says about the heart:
Psalm 44:21, “…God knows the secret of the heart.”
“The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked; who can know it?” (Jeremiah 17:9)
“The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all the inner depths of his heart.” (Proverbs 20:27)
Ecclesiastes 8:11 states, “Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.”
The Bible identifies the fool in Psalm 14:1, “The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God…” 
What is it about your heart?
The Bible records, “As in water face reflects face, so a man’s heart reveals the man.” (Proverbs 27:19)
It was a heart that revealed Nehemiah to God.
One thing about Nehemiah is that there was a genuine concern for the welfare of Jerusalem and its inhabitants at heart. 
Nehemiah, a cupbearer with a big heart, desired a better life for his brethren. 
If a cupbearer could provoke a change, all having life should be able to do the same. 
God saw the heart of Nehemiah, and He acknowledged him. 
God invested in him as a vessel for reconstructing the broken wall of Jerusalem. 
The report of what was going on in Jerusalem caused a burden in the heart of Nehemiah, and he began to intercede on behalf of the land and his people. 
Nehemiah 1:3-4 records, “And they said to me, ‘The survivors who are left from the captivity in the province are there in great distress and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem is also broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.’ So it was, when I heard these words that I sat down and wept, and mourned for many days; I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven.” 
Nehemiah poured out his heart in prayer on behalf of his people and his homeland. 
He asked for nothing to do with himself but petitioned for things for a better life for his people. 
God is a God whose eyes travel to and fro throughout the earth to show Himself strong. (2 Chronicle 16:9) 
The heart of Nehemiah was in line with what God was looking for. 
Is your heart self-centered?
Daniel 1:8 states, “Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.” 
Daniel purposed in his heart for God and did great exploit because of his heart activity. (Daniel 11:32)  
The heart of Daniel set him up for great exploits in life.

Prayer for today: Ask for a heart that is right before God all days of your life.