Friday March 15, 2024
Proverbs 23:26
My son, give me your heart.
Most people seek God.
They pray, even though they do not do so regularly and diligently. They hear and read the Word of God, at least occasionally. They strive against their sins also. They deny themselves many a pleasure in which they feel they cannot take part if they are to seek God.
But they do not experience God in any way.
They find no peace, no joy, no power. They receive, on the whole, no response from God. Their religion is a continuous monolog, a soliloquy only. God does not speak.
Why not?
These people will do nearly everything possible except the one thing that God asks of them: Son, daughter, give me thy heart!
They carry on negotiations for peace, as it were, and haggle all they can in order to get away as cheaply as possible.
Their whole Christianity is one continuous attempt to keep God outside of their hearts. They try to gain peace without an accounting with God.
Listen now to what God says: “Give me thy heart!”
Admit your Savior into the realm of your heart, and do it now. It is there He desires to be. Let Him speak to you about the secret thoughts and desires of your heart. Then consent to a complete reconciliation with Him. Admit Him into your will. Cease your self-rule and let Him decide for you what is sin and must therefore be eliminated from your life.
Then you, too, will experience the life which is hidden with God in Christ Jesus.
He will receive you unto Himself and speak with you in His quiet, impressive way. About sin, in such a way that your soul will be filled with fear and trembling. Moreover, do not become discouraged if He takes a great deal of time to talk to you about your sins. You can be certain that He will also speak to you about His grace.
Only see to it that He is given entrance to your heart each day.
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD 
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