“And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.” 2 Chron. 25:2.
It is possible to walk before the Lord with a perfect heart! God said to Abraham, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be thou perfect” Gen . 17:1, if it wasn’t possible God will not demand it from Abraham. David determined in his heart to obey this command and said, “I will behave wisely in a perfect way … I will walk within my house with a perfect heart” Ps. 101:2. We see the Lord’s command to be perfect in the New Testament as well when Jesus said, “Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect” Matt. 5:48.
Perfection does not mean a sinless, flawless heart. After all, David was said to have had a perfect heart toward God, yet he failed the Lord often. His list of sins included adultery and murder. The basic definition of perfect is: completeness, maturity. In the Hebrew and Greek, the definition includes uprightness, being without spot, totally obedient. It also means to finish what is started: a complete performance. The perfect heart is a responsive heart. It quickly and totally answers the Lord’s wooings, whisperings and warnings. This heart says at all times, “Speak, Lord, for your servant hears. Show me the path and I will walk in it.”
Christ commits himself to those who walk before him with a responsive, listening heart. The perfect heart also wants the Holy Spirit to come and shine into the hidden parts; to expose all that is unlike Christ. This heart cries out with David, “Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my thoughts: and see if there be any wicked way in me” (Psalm 139:23-24). As you share sweet fellowship with him, he will continually prepare you to come into his holy presence as a clean, pure vessel — creating in you a perfect heart.
FURTHER READING:
“Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.” 1 Kings. 18:61.
“For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.” 1 Kings. 11:4.
DECLARATION:
Dear Heavenly Father, I thank You for the privilege of seeing another day. I decree and declare that every voice of the Devil accusing me is silenced, and every legal access the enemy has into my life is blocked because having forgiven me all trespasses; Christ blotted out the handwriting of ordinances that was against me, which was contrary to me, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; therefore, I walk in the liberty of Christ in Jesus’ name, amen.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Nahum.3:1-19. Habak. 1:1-17. Habak. 2:1-20. Habak. 3:1-19.
QUOTE FOR THE DAY:
“To Be Wise, We Must Seek Jesus, For We Will Not Find Wisdom Apart From Him.”
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