Bible Verse of The Day – 8-19-24

Psalm 9:1 (NKJV) 1 I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works.

The phrase “whole heart” is one that I find intriguing.

It is not the phrase itself that catches my attention, but the connotations behind that phrase.

Our relationship with God will be as strong as what we put into it; our whole heart, or just a portion of it.

In the Psalm above, King David wrote that he would tell of God’s marvelous works with his whole heart; with everything in him.

David had a good grasp on the fact that this is what God asks of us; our whole heart.

As His children, it is what He asks of us as well. Not just that we would tell of Him with our whole heart, but that we would pursue and desire Him with our whole heart.

It is what He has asked for all along, and why the people of Israel were constantly in trouble, as they split their devotion to Him with idols and false gods.

This is a serious thing for us to understand. So serious, in fact, that in the book of Revelation we are told that if we give less than our whole heart (being lukewarm in our affections and dedication to Him), especially if we do so intentionally, we will be vomited out.

Revelation 3:16 (NKJV) 16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.

We are living in a spiritual season of perpetual lukewarmness.

The world offers so many things that vie for our time, attention, and affection. It can be extremely easy to fall prey to this and lose the intensity that God asks for in our relationship with Him.

And if we are not careful, our heart begins to stray ever so slightly, creating a crack in the bond between us and God.

But God is faithful. He is patient and merciful. And if we recognize this lapse in our walk with Him, whether tiny or large, and we repent, He is more than willing to meet us where we are at, drawing us in with open arms.

Let us not be as the Israelites were; a stiff-necked people who suffered the wrath of God for their love of idols and false gods.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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