FAITH CAPSULE: A diligent heart for God cannot be wrapped up in the issue of life.
Proverbs 23
Living life by giving heart continually to God is the price to be carrying out great exploits to the glory of God. Today, man that is not mindful of God is mindful of the world with no heart after God. It is the heart activities that gains God’s attention not the activities of the head. King David was a man after God’s own heart. Acts 13:22 recorded God’s testimony about David’s heart, “…He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.’” Man, with heart after God will be glaring enough for God to see and testify to man’s heart after Him like David’s heart.
What is your heart like before God?
Proverbs 4:23 admonished us, “Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.” A diligent heart for God cannot be wrapped up in the issue of life to become exposed to evil agendas. A desire not to deceive self by serving other god is in the activities of heart that is not hiding before God. Deuteronomy 11:16 warned the Israelites, “Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them.”
It is important to know that heart which turns away from God does not give self to God. Turning away from God is bounded not to see in the ways of God. Proverbs 23:24 buttressed, “My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.”
Responsibility according to demands in the word of God is the price of obtaining the hand of God for the glory of God in the life of man. Daniel 11:32 testified, “but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits.” Daniel, knew God and was responsible before God by his heart. In his heart, Daniel purposed not to defile himself with delicacies of unbeliever king. Bible recorded, “But 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 1:8) Daniel was mindful of God; he knows God thus he responsibly purposed his heart for God.
Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. It is the entrance of the word of God into man is the certainty that God will have a place in the heart of man. Word of God in the heart of man will make man to be mindful of God and not be mindful of the wicked world. Today, begin to keep heart diligently knowing to treasure love and to fear God. Truly, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Matthew 6:21)
Prayer for today: Ask God to enable your heart for Him all the days He has given you under heaven.