What's In Your Heart
God withdrew from him [King Hezekiah], in order to test him, that He might know all that was in his heart.
2 Chronicles 32:31
God didn’t need to test Hezekiah to know what was in his heart. God already knew by omniscience. But He tests us so we can find out. He assists us in doing a spiritual inventory on ourselves by bringing trials into our lives to demonstrate the strength or weakness of our faith. If you’re currently experiencing a trial and are shaking your fist at God and wondering why it’s happening, that’s a good indication that you have weak faith. If, on the other hand, you’re resting and rejoicing in the Lord, having placed the trial into His care, then you have strong faith.
MacArthur, J. (2001). Truth for today : A daily touch of God's grace (Page 301). Nashville, Tenn.: J. Countryman.
Lessons Learned: The strength of our faith is tested when we experience hardship. If we are strong in faith, then we will follow God's way and trust Him without worry. If we are weak in faith, we will question God's motives and perhaps even His power. God knows what is in our hearts, but He tests us so that we can see it too. "I know, my God, that you test the heart and are pleased with integrity" (1 Chron 29:17). When we are tested, we must respond with unshakable, unwavering, heartfelt faith and trust in God.
Applications: Our true nature is hidden in our hearts where only God can see it. Sometimes we do not even recognize our own true nature. We put on such a convincing act for others to see, that we begin to fool even ourselves. Strip away any falseness in your heart and recognize your true self as God sees you. Grow in faith and spiritual maturity, so that your true self will be pleasing and honoring to God. Study and apply scripture with discernment and wisdom. "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth" (2 Tim 2:15). Work to have only one nature, your true heart nature, visible to both the world and to God.
Prayer Subjects: Pray for recognition of my true heart nature, my true self which God sees. Pray that I would seek to conform that true self to the image of Jesus Christ, by diligent study and application of scripture and prayer and petition to God. Pray that in my heart I would be strong in faith and pleasing and glorifying to God.
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2 Chronicles 32:31
God didn’t need to test Hezekiah to know what was in his heart. God already knew by omniscience. But He tests us so we can find out. He assists us in doing a spiritual inventory on ourselves by bringing trials into our lives to demonstrate the strength or weakness of our faith. If you’re currently experiencing a trial and are shaking your fist at God and wondering why it’s happening, that’s a good indication that you have weak faith. If, on the other hand, you’re resting and rejoicing in the Lord, having placed the trial into His care, then you have strong faith.
MacArthur, J. (2001). Truth for today : A daily touch of God's grace (Page 301). Nashville, Tenn.: J. Countryman.
Lessons Learned: The strength of our faith is tested when we experience hardship. If we are strong in faith, then we will follow God's way and trust Him without worry. If we are weak in faith, we will question God's motives and perhaps even His power. God knows what is in our hearts, but He tests us so that we can see it too. "I know, my God, that you test the heart and are pleased with integrity" (1 Chron 29:17). When we are tested, we must respond with unshakable, unwavering, heartfelt faith and trust in God.
Applications: Our true nature is hidden in our hearts where only God can see it. Sometimes we do not even recognize our own true nature. We put on such a convincing act for others to see, that we begin to fool even ourselves. Strip away any falseness in your heart and recognize your true self as God sees you. Grow in faith and spiritual maturity, so that your true self will be pleasing and honoring to God. Study and apply scripture with discernment and wisdom. "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth" (2 Tim 2:15). Work to have only one nature, your true heart nature, visible to both the world and to God.
Prayer Subjects: Pray for recognition of my true heart nature, my true self which God sees. Pray that I would seek to conform that true self to the image of Jesus Christ, by diligent study and application of scripture and prayer and petition to God. Pray that in my heart I would be strong in faith and pleasing and glorifying to God.
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