Revelation... or perhaps more precisely Clarification......
For months now my prayer has been “Give me Your heart Lord”
He is faithful.
We have the heart of Christ within us, a replacement of our own foul broken sinful hearts.
So what does this mean?
It means that you can trust your heart, for it is Christ within you.
Knowing God’s Word and functioning from the knowledge of Him that resides in the heart allows us to live Christ like.
It is not an act of the will.
It is not an emotional.
It is not from habit, from working at it, from wishing and hoping and dreaming or striving, or desiring, or even from praying that it comes from.
It comes from simply living out of the heart.
Saying doing and acting exactly what is already within us.
Listening to the Lord of Glory as He gently guides us from that place where He resides.
I believe that if we have given Him our hearts then He has taken them.
He has replaced our heart with His own and He resides there.
We must get our brains, our emotions, our circumstances out of the way,
And listen to our hearts. His heart dwelling in us.
When we seek to be with Him it is in that place where we commune.
It is within us where we find His prompting, His love for us, His peace, His will.
We have forgotten to connect with that.
We have somehow decided that knowledge resides in our brain/minds
And the Spirit is without, somewhere to be sought and found, outside of us.
This is a lie from the pit of hell!
Our Father did not leave us without His guide, His love, His power.
But the enemy has done a good job of making us believe that we must work for it.
We do not.
We only need to connect to what has already been placed within us.
Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts; Psalm 139:23
How important is our heart to God?
Here are some of the things He desires commands and instructs about our hearts.....
Our heart is the place where decisions are made:
Exodus 25:2 Tell the sons of Israel to raise a contribution for Me; from every man whose heart moves him you shall raise My contribution.
Over and over in Exodus we see that Pharaoh’s heart was hardened and his decisions were made from that position.
Exodus 4:21 But I will harden Pharaoh's heart that I may multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt
In the heart is the place where the strength and power of God is found:
Exodus 31:6 And behold, I Myself have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the hearts of all who are skillful I have put skill, that they may make all that I have commanded you:
Exodus 35:21 Everyone whose heart stirred him and everyone whose spirit moved him came and brought the LORD'S contribution for the work of the tent of meeting and for all its service and for the holy garments
The heart is the place where all motives come from, and all actions emanate out of the heart, believers and unbelievers:
Leviticus 26:36 As for those of you who may be left, I will also bring weakness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies. And the sound of a driven leaf will chase them, and even when no one is pursuing they will flee as though from the sword, and they will fall
Leviticus 26:41 I also was acting with hostility against them, to bring them into the land of their enemies-- or if their uncircumcised heart becomes humbled so that they then make amends for their iniquity,
Our memory resides in our heart:
Deuteronomy 4:9 Only give heed to yourself and keep your soul diligently, so that you do not forget the things which your eyes have seen and they do not depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your sons and your grandsons.
Deuteronomy 4:39 Know therefore today, and take it to your heart, that the LORD, He is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other
The heart is where we are commanded to love God from:
Deuteronomy 6:5 You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
And our hearts must be what we give to God and what He will replace in us:
Deuteronomy 10:16 So circumcise your heart, and stiffen your neck no longer.
Deuteronomy 30:6 Moreover the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live
We must guard our hearts:
Deuteronomy 11:16 Beware that your hearts are not deceived, and that you do not turn away and serve other gods and worship them.
And we serve Him from our hearts:
Joshua "Only be very careful to observe the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, to love the LORD your God and walk in all His ways and keep His commandments and hold fast to Him and serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul."
We praise from our hearts:
1 Samuel 2:1 Then Hannah prayed and said,” My heart exults in the LORD; My horn is exalted in the LORD, My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, Because I rejoice in Your salvation.
God desires us to have His heart:
1 Samuel 13:14 "But now your kingdom shall not endure The LORD has sought out for Himself a man after His own heart, and the LORD has appointed him as ruler over His people, because you have not kept what the LORD commanded you."
Ok how about the New Testament? What does it have to say about the heart?
Matthew 5:8 "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Matthew 5:28 but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Matthew 6:21 for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Matthew 9:4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, "Why are you thinking evil in your hearts?
Matthew 11:29 "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Matthew 13:19 "When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road.
Matthew 15:8 ' this people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far away from me.
Matthew 15:18 "But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man.
Matthew 15:19 " For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders.
Matthew 18:35 " My heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart."
Luke 6:45 " The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart.
Luke 24:32 They said to one another, "Were not our hearts burning within us while He was speaking to us on the road, while He was explaining the Scriptures to us?"
John 14:27 " Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.
Acts 2:46 Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart,
Acts 4:32 [ Sharing among Believers ] And the congregation of those who believed were of one heart and soul; and not one of them claimed that anything belonging to him was his own, but all things were common property to them.
Acts 8:22 "Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray the Lord that, if possible, the intention of your heart may be forgiven you.
Acts 8:37 [ And Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." And he answered and said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."]
Acts 15:9 and He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.
Romans 1:24 Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them.
Romans 2:5 But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,
Romans 2:15 in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them,
Romans 5:5 and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Romans 6:17 But thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were committed,
Romans 8:27 and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
Romans 10:9 that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;
Romans 10:10 for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation
But he who stands firm in his heart, being under no constraint, but has authority over his own will, and has decided this in his own heart, to keep his own virgin daughter, he will do well.
But he who stands firm in his heart, being under no constraint, but has authority over his own will, and has decided this in his own heart, to keep his own virgin daughter, he will do well.
2 Corinthians 3:3 being manifested that you are a letter of Christ, cared for by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts
2 Corinthians 3:15 But to this day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their heart;
2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who said, " Light shall shine out of darkness," is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
2 Corinthians 9:7 Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
Galatians 4:6 Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, " Abba! Father!"
Ephesians 1:18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
Ephesians 3:17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
Ephesians 5:19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;
Ephesians 6:6 not by way of eye service, as men-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart.
Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Colossians 2:2 that their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit together in love, and attaining to all the wealth that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a true knowledge of God's mystery, that is, Christ Himself,
Colossians 3:12 So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience;
Colossians 3:15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful.
Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
Colossians 3:23 Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men,
1 Thessalonians 2:4 but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who examines our hearts.
1 Thessalonians 3:13 so that He may establish your hearts without blame in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints.
2 Thessalonians 3:5 May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness of Christ.
2 Timothy 2:22 Now flee from youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Hebrews 10:16 " this is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put my laws upon their heart, and on their mind I will write them,” He then says,
Hebrews 10:22 let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
Hebrews 13:9 Do not be carried away by varied and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.
James 1:26 If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is worthless.
James 4:8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
1 Peter 1:22 Since you have in obedience to the truth purified your souls for a sincere love of the brethren, fervently love one another from the heart,
2 Peter 1:19 So we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts.
1 John 3:20 in whatever our heart condemns us; for God is greater than our heart and knows all things.
1 John 3:21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God;
Revelation 17:17 "For God has put it in their hearts to execute His purpose by having a common purpose, and by giving their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God will be fulfilled.
I do not believe that the ‘heart’ spoken of so often in Scripture was merely as an archaic use of the term.
I believe that each and every time it is given – it is intentional.
It is telling us an important truth, and we need to pay attention to it.
We live in a battleground. All of hell is warring against God and we are the object of this wrath.
Our enemy has most succinctly and almost completely accomplished his mission of deception.
We few who have our eyes open – even if only partially – can detect that things here in this realm do not constitute what is ‘real’, but only a faded picture and forerunner of what truly is and will be revealed when we cross over from this temporal existence.
Our views, values, and vocation which are grounded and cemented within our hearts demonstrate the truth.
And we therefore live out the love that has been placed within us in order to aid in the unveiling of the remaining precious ones here.
How do we live this way you ask (as I have been asking for 35 years)
I’ve finally found the answer.
We live from our heart, the one that resides within us which has been a replacement of our old heart by God’s heart.
It’s clear to me now finally that my heart – which was wicked – has been removed ‘circumcised’ and He that has given me a new one.
This new heart bears witness to His truth and it is where the two of us commune.
It is the seat of my mind spirit soul and body from which all decisions come and all actions can be directed.
When I live from my heart (where He lives) I live rightly.
It occurs to me just now that everything else, outside of what comes from my (His) heart is simply a lie.
And I may as well just dismiss it. All of which are unimportant.
What does my heart love? People.
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