And the Lord heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the Lord said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken. O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever! Deuteronomy 5:28-29
“With all of my heart” is such an endearing term and when we express these words, we are typically trying to convey how genuinely we are feeling, indicating that it is coming from a deep place within us. The heart is the source of our thoughts, feelings, and actions and the place where we begin to understand and ultimately begin to change in our behaviors, and our emotions towards life. If we truly have an understanding of the heart, it would impact the way we live, interact with others, and try to live according to the way life is meant to be lived. If we desire to have such a heart that we would reverence God and keep His ways; commit to His will, all would be well for us. God delights in us setting our hearts as His and having the heart of God.
These verses tell of God’s response to the children of Israel after they asked Moses to Go near, and hear what our God will say to our requests and speak to us and we will hear it, and do it. Because God looks on the heart and because He is the discerner of the thoughts and the intents of our heart, He speaks and says, “they have well said all that they have spoken. O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me and keep my commandments always, that it might be well with them.” God was well pleased with the response from the children of Israel; pleased to hear that they would do whatever He commanded them to do. I absolutely love this portion of the scripture and take notice immediately when a scripture starts off saying, “And the Lord heard the voice of your words”, that gets my undivided attention every time! To hear that He heard me and has come for “my” words because I have spoken well and He is pleased that my heart and my words were on one accord. It excites me even more that unlike the children of Israel, who had to send Moses to speak on their behalf; their “channel of communication” to God because they had no direct or personal relationship with Him. I have, we have, been afforded in this dispensation, the opportunity to go before the Lord on our own behalf. Thank God for Jesus coming and the taking away of the veil!
This year, we must begin or continue to be about God’s business and seek His face like never before; knowing and trusting and believing Him in all things and for all things. The Lord invites us to come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need (Heb 4:16). We can find everything we need at the throne. We can take everything to Him there. We can tell Him honestly how we are feeling and He'll know that it's coming from a real place within us because He knows us, He knows our heart and He knows our path, therefore, let's have faith that He knows how to get us to the place He's preparing us for. We should have such a heart that we would reverence Him for who He is, the God of all flesh. We should be willing to keep His ways and commit to His will, sincerely and diligently with all of our heart, even when everything else around us is in turmoil; even when we can’t see our way, know that God has made provisions for our lives.
It is my desire to be found doing the will of the Lord; I desire to please the Lord with my life and my service; desiring to do according to what He’s commanded in His Word. And because I do, He promised that all would be well with me and my seed forever! With those kinds of promises, I’m going to serve Him continuously with all of my heart!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
“With all of my heart” is such an endearing term and when we express these words, we are typically trying to convey how genuinely we are feeling, indicating that it is coming from a deep place within us. The heart is the source of our thoughts, feelings, and actions and the place where we begin to understand and ultimately begin to change in our behaviors, and our emotions towards life. If we truly have an understanding of the heart, it would impact the way we live, interact with others, and try to live according to the way life is meant to be lived. If we desire to have such a heart that we would reverence God and keep His ways; commit to His will, all would be well for us. God delights in us setting our hearts as His and having the heart of God.
These verses tell of God’s response to the children of Israel after they asked Moses to Go near, and hear what our God will say to our requests and speak to us and we will hear it, and do it. Because God looks on the heart and because He is the discerner of the thoughts and the intents of our heart, He speaks and says, “they have well said all that they have spoken. O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me and keep my commandments always, that it might be well with them.” God was well pleased with the response from the children of Israel; pleased to hear that they would do whatever He commanded them to do. I absolutely love this portion of the scripture and take notice immediately when a scripture starts off saying, “And the Lord heard the voice of your words”, that gets my undivided attention every time! To hear that He heard me and has come for “my” words because I have spoken well and He is pleased that my heart and my words were on one accord. It excites me even more that unlike the children of Israel, who had to send Moses to speak on their behalf; their “channel of communication” to God because they had no direct or personal relationship with Him. I have, we have, been afforded in this dispensation, the opportunity to go before the Lord on our own behalf. Thank God for Jesus coming and the taking away of the veil!
This year, we must begin or continue to be about God’s business and seek His face like never before; knowing and trusting and believing Him in all things and for all things. The Lord invites us to come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need (Heb 4:16). We can find everything we need at the throne. We can take everything to Him there. We can tell Him honestly how we are feeling and He'll know that it's coming from a real place within us because He knows us, He knows our heart and He knows our path, therefore, let's have faith that He knows how to get us to the place He's preparing us for. We should have such a heart that we would reverence Him for who He is, the God of all flesh. We should be willing to keep His ways and commit to His will, sincerely and diligently with all of our heart, even when everything else around us is in turmoil; even when we can’t see our way, know that God has made provisions for our lives.
It is my desire to be found doing the will of the Lord; I desire to please the Lord with my life and my service; desiring to do according to what He’s commanded in His Word. And because I do, He promised that all would be well with me and my seed forever! With those kinds of promises, I’m going to serve Him continuously with all of my heart!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
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