DEVOTION ~ HIDDEN IN MY HEART

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Theme: Hidden in My Heart 

Text: Psalm 119:10&11

10 With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! 11 Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You.


We are in a world where many things weigh us down because our heart is heavy with many burdens: The burden of marriage, nurturing children, finances, ministry, workplace discomforts, regrets, disappointments, betrayals, and virtually all that we can think of. But should that be the case? Absolutely not! There is a burden barrier who is Jesus and we can lay all our burdens before Him so that our hearts are free from these burdens (Matthew 11:28-30). We can only draw near to Jesus with our whole heart, not a part. In so doing we will never wander away from His commandments. 

When we embrace the Word of God into our hearts wholeheartedly, meditation on the Word stirs up our faith. The Word now occupies the heart and from the abundance of the spiritual stirring, it directs the entire body to live for Christ and flee from sin. What is hidden in your heart? Is it greed, bitterness, envy, pride, tyranny, and the like? Purge it out now and allow the Word of God to wholly fill your heart. A heart fully occupied by the Word of God defeats sin woefully by the truth abounding in it.


PRAYER: Almighty God, I open up my heart to You, let Your Word fill it, and stir it to abound with the knowledge of truth so that sin cannot find any space to occupy. This I ask in the Name of Jesus Christ so help me God. AMEN!        

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