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Give Me Thy Heart
Our spiritual destiny
must be our first priority in life. A student of the Scriptures quickly finds
that God first wants our heart before he can bless.
In the
beginning, when the Creator
 made Adam
and could visit and talk with him; Yahweh
had Adam’s heart.
"...All things were created by Him and for Him" Colossians 1: 16
"Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive
glory and honour and power: for
thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created".
Revelation 4:11
When the Commands of the Lord were
disobeyed
in the Garden of Eden; sin
invaded Adam’s heart ,
taking the place of God
. God called then to Adam, and has
called ever since to all mankind with His Everlasting Gospel, to turn from sin
and be converted.
"Then will I teach transgressors thy ways;
and sinners shall be converted unto thee." Psalm
51:13
"For
all have sinned, and come short of
the glory of God” Romans3:
23
"There
is none righteous, no, not one:” Romans 3: 10
"Fear
God and keep His commandments : for this is the whole duty of man.”
Ecclesiates 12: 13
"SEEK Ye First the Kingdom of God and His righteousness.”
Matthew 6: 33
THE FATHER'S SEARCH
"God so loved the world that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him, should not perish, but hath
everlasting life." John 3:16
Yahweh is keen to attract the worshipful trust and obedience of a true
believer. He is not looking at our knowledge of His Word. He is searching
for something else. He wants our heart.
But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his
countenance, or on the height of his stature;… for the LORD seeth not as man
seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the
heart. 1Sam:16:7
I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even
to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his
doings. Jeremiah.17: 10
But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that
triest the reins and the heart…Jer:11:20 The
Psalmist wrote: “Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my
heart.” Psalm 26:2
Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Psalm 139:23,24
God searches and tests 'the reins'
in order to bless and work through those who yearn to know and obey Him. The
phrase 'reins and the heart' is a Biblical term for the for your
innermost inclinations, desires and will - the
real you! The Creator is taking the measure of everyone's will. He is
not concerned with what we possess, or even with what we say, but with our
wills; with what we secretly want
to do!
For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro
throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them
whose heart is perfect toward him.
II Chronicles16: 9
And though He has commanded that we love and
serve Him with all our heart (with the total strength of our innermost beings),
He still seeks our permission before taking over the reins of our hearts.
Our Creator wants us to hand our lives - our
wills - over to Him!
Satan is also battling for the control of the
human will and mind; and everyone has the choice of who wins; either the Holy
Spirit or the spirit of Satan.
THE SAVIOUR’S SEARCH
Yahweh's only begotten Son Yeshua (Jesus) is also searching and testing the
reins and hearts of men and women. And, like his Father, the Saviour also
rewards according to our works.
…all the churches shall know that I am he
which searcheth the reins
[the innermost mind] and
hearts: and I will give unto every one of you
according to your works. Rev. 2:23
Reins are used to direct animals . Without
reins a rider has virtually no power over the horse he is riding or the team he
is driving. Reins can give total control. Reins are lines of communication
between man and animal. Likewise humans are also controlled by reins - the
human will. Your will controls your actions. When you hand over the
reins of your heart to the Almighty, you are, in fact, handing over
your will to Him. He then has total control of the real you! And that
is what He seeks - total control - albeit only with your permission.
When you have totally surrendered your will (reins) to
God, to do His will; your thoughts, words, actions and understanding; including
understanding Scriptural doctrines; are motivated by the Spirit of God. That is
what the Saviour meant when he said:…My doctrine is not mine, but his that
sent me. If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine,
whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. John 7:16,17
True to His high regard for personal freedom,
the Almighty will never take over the reins of your heart without your
consent. You must release them freely. That is why He requests your permission
and invites you to accept Him as the
Saviour that He is.
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the
LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though
they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. If ye be willing and
obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: But if ye refuse and rebel,
ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
Is 1:18-20
Consider the true steps to blessing:
The Requirement
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart,
with all thy soul and with all thy might.
Deuteronomy 6:5
Blessed are they that keep his testimonies,
and that seek him with the whole
heart. Psalm 119:2
“For by grace are ye
saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of
works, lest any man should boast “Ephesians 2: 8
Grace has been the means of salvation since
Adam’s sin. Obedience has never been the means of salvation, although it has
always been an identifying mark of the those who, in faith, have accepted
salvation. The gospel then is the same today; the "Everlasting Gospel."
The Request
My son give me thine heart. Prov. 23:26
The Result
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor
standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But
his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and
night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that
bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and
whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. The ungodly are not so: but are like the
chaff which the wind driveth away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the
judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the LORD knoweth
the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish. Psalm1:1-
6
When the Creator finds a heart that is
receptive to His Spirit and one that is willing to be controlled
(reined) by Him, He blesses that person with His Presence ( the Holy
Spirit). No greater blessing is possible to the sons and daughters of men - than
Yahweh's Presence. And no better qualification can be found than to have
it said: “Yahweh is with them“.
A true believer:
Hands over the reins of their heart to the
Almighty's control; having realized
their sin (breaking of God‘s law), and repenting of it. This is
true conversion.
Next a true believer learns Yahweh's will,
by studying His whole Word.
Next they obey the Almighty's will.
The result; the God of Israel will imprint His
Commandments, which are His written transcript of His own character, on the true
believers’ mind.
Behold,
the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of
Israel and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made
with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of
the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded
them not, saith the Lord. For this is the covenant that I will make with the
house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into
their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and
they shall be to me a people. Hebrews 8: 8-10
If you
haven’t already done so, pray and give God your heart.
Create
in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
Ps 51: 10
"Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of
salvation." II Corinthians 6: 2
GIVE ME THY HEART*
"Give Me thy heart,” says the Father above—
No gift so precious to Him as our love;
Softly He whispers wherever thou art,
“Gratefully trust Me and give Me thy heart.”
“Give Me thy heart,” says the Saviour of men,
Calling in mercy again and again;
“Trust in Me only, I’ll never depart—
Have I not died for thee? Give Me thy heart.”
“Give Me thy heart,” says the Spirit divine;
“All that thou hast to My keeping resign;
Grace more abounding is Mine to impart—
Make full surrender and give Me thy heart.”
Refrain
“Give Me thy heart, give me thy heart”
Hear the soft whisper, wherever
thou art;
From this dark world He would draw
thee apart,
Speaking so tenderly, “Give Me thy
heart.”
(* words of song by Eliza
E. Hewitt)
Scripture
quotes from the Authorized King James Version
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