A PERFECT HEART
"For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward Him.” (2 Chronicles 16:9).
I aspire to be a person whose heart is
perfect toward God. It seems like a very tall order to have a perfect heart,
though; and yet, time and time again God has proven Himself strong on my
behalf. I am slowly learning that being
perfect in heart is not the same thing as being perfect in thought, word, and
deed. No, it is simply a matter of believing
the Lord, and trusting in His Word.
Asa, King of Judah, was the man to whom the
words quoted above were spoken. In the
beginning of his reign, he did that which was right before God. He trusted the Lord for deliverance from a
great army that came against his kingdom.
He also removed the idols out of the land and encouraged the people to
keep the commandments and laws of God.
Later, however, when trouble arose again in the form of the king of
We must never lose the simple faith that we
had in the beginning of our walk with God.
It was then that we believed that anything was possible with God on our
side. It was then that our heart was
perfect with Him, back when we were willing to say “yes” to God regardless of
what it was He asked of us. It was then
that we were ready to humble ourselves and allow Him to change us. We are reminded in Psalm 51 that God desires
truth in the inward parts (our heart); and so, it is essential that we be
honest with Him, and let Him search out our innermost intentions (Psalms 51:6).
The eyes of the Lord are scanning the
entire earth. He wants to show His might
and power to those who are willing to trust Him, to those who will believe and
act on His Word. It says in the gospel
of John, “He came to His own, and His own
received Him not. But as many as received
Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe
on His name.” (John 1:11, 12) We, as Christians, should always be in the
process of becoming the sons of God. Our
transformation into the image of Jesus, the Son of God, is the Father's goal
for us, and it should be ours as well. This
is only possible by believing and allowing Him to show Himself strong in us. It’s a total reliance on God – a childlike
faith that looks to the Father to supply what we know we can’t do for ourselves. When my children were very young, they would
fling themselves into my arms from what to them must have seemed a great height
knowing that I would catch them and they wouldn’t be harmed. That’s the kind of faith that I want to
always have in my heavenly Father.
Trusting in God is most generally a leap of faith, but it is not a blind leap. He always gives us a word to place our trust
in. Faith, after all, comes by hearing what God speaks, not imagining what He has spoken.
We must remain soft and pliable in the
hands of the Master Potter. We must
allow Him to throw us on His wheel and poke, prod, mold, and make us into the
vessel of honor that He intends for us to be.
He does have a purpose for our
life. He does have a vision of what we are to become. Never forget that it is a process,
though. If we fall down, we get back up,
and we throw ourselves on His mercy. We do have an Advocate, someone to approach
the Father on our behalf. When we are
willing to confess our sins to Him, His blood cleanses us from every one. So, trust Him, let your heart be perfect, and
watch Him move on your behalf!
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