“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ LAID DOWN HIS LIFE FOR US. And we ought to LAY DOWN OUR LIVES FOR OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS. If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but HAS NO PITY ON THEM, how can the love of God BE IN THAT PERSON? Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with ACTIONS AND IN TRUTH. This is how WE KNOW that we belong to the truth and how we SET OUR HEARTS AT REST IN HIS PRESENCE…” (1 John 3:16-19)
Col. 3:1 says, “SET YOUR HEARTS on things above”. If you have your heart set on something, it means you want it MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. The heart of a true believer CHOOSES TO OBEY GOD.
In the Bible there are many examples of people who determined in their hearts TO OBEY GOD. An example is DAVID who wrote (Psalm 119:112), declaring, “My HEART IS SET on keeping your decrees to the very end.” This is a perfect description of following God’s ways. Many are inclined to preach, but David was inclined to practise; many are inclined to perform ceremonies, but David was inclined to perform statutes; many are inclined to obey occasionally, but David would obey always (we know he had some problems but he repented and sought God); and, many are inclined for temporary religion, but David man was bound for eternity, he would perform the statutes of his Lord and King even unto the end.
SO, LET’S PURSUE GOD AS DAVID DID…
Your Personal Pastor -Bill Stockham