THE HEARTS ISSUES PART 1

HE SEARCHES AND JUDGES THE DEEP THINGS

Many have become frustrated after several sessions of praying and fasting for something from God. They have the engaged the forces of faith prayer, fasting, positive confession and what you have but yet it seems Luke God is far away from them let alone hear their cry. It seems to them that God isn't interested in their situations. To them, they tried all they know to do but it is all to no avail.

While I believe that the first thing some of us will say is that the person in question should check their lives and see if they have not committed sins that needs to be confessed and confess same and represent their case to God, I also know that the scriptures has said that "The Lord is not too weak to save and He isn't getting deaf! He can hear when we call but the trouble is that your sins have cut you off from God". (Isaiah 59:1-2). I believe that sins committed are great barriers between our souls and God. They cause God to turn His face away from us and not to listen to us.

However, while we place much emphasis on the acts of sins committed, I see the Lord pointing at a more fundamental and critical issue. The Psalmist said " If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me" (Psalms 66:18). This issue becomes crucial because of what God Himself said in 1Sam 16:7 " ....... People judge others by what they look like, but I judge people by a what is in their hearts."

God is not confused about the looks of men. While our words, actions and deeds are basis for human judgment; the heart (thoughts, intentions, motives and imagination) is what God judges. He knows the heart of all men since we all naked before His light and Hr judges us according to same what He finds there.

At this juncture, it is good for us to highlight and clarify some words here for better understanding: Sin, sins and iniquity. Sin is the nature of the earth and evil in man. Sins are the actions of sins committed (lying, stealing etc) which is what most of us see and judge. It is in the plural because the acts are much. Iniquity is the thoughts of sins, the thoughts that the nature of sin produces and the desires stirred up by the sinful nature in us.

While we quickly and often judge the acts because that is in the realm of what we can see, know that God judges the heart. It is not just committing sins that offends God but indulging in impure thoughts, pernicious curiosity and inordinate affection are also more annoying to God because in God's sight, you are your thoughts. As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.

It is therefore time for us to check out lives and hearts and see if it aligns with God's standards. It is high time we started our evaluation from the inside out and not just outside in. If we must receive from God in this season, we must be ready to check and purify our hearts and make it fitting for God.

I wish you the best of the season and May the good Lord give you a pure and clean heart as a gift for the season. We shall continue from there.

Solarin T. David

WHERE ART THOU?

Where are you?

Gen 3:9 - But the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, Where are you?

God is so much concern about man that He put into consideration all that concerns him even creating him. He made all that he will need to be available even before his arrival on the earth. The Lord even would not allow rain to fall on the earth because He has not found a man on the earth to manage it (Gen 2:5-6). He was also so careful to make a conducive environment and location for man to live to have fellowship with Him, to exercise his dominion grave and to fulfil the purpose for which he was created (Gen 2:8).

The location and position of man is so important in the heart of God. Hr is always concerned and conscious of where His beloved will be located because where you are located will determine what you will attract. Your location determines your allocation. Your divinely approved allocation will only be brought to you in the divinely expected location where God will have you to be. Your allocation will pass you by if you are not well located or positioned to receive it.

Jonah was sent to Nineveh but he decided on his own to go to Tarshish but by Divine mercy, he was repositioned for the call he has received. Though the Israelites were beloved of God, they could not fulfil the whole purpose of God for them in Egypt as Egypt was harsh on their existence. God knew that for the allocation of a son to come to Abraham, he must leave his father's house and move to another location (Gen 12:1-3). Could it be that Jesus was showing us the essence of divine location when He told His disciples to tarry in Jerusalem until they are endued with power? (Luke 24:49). Why not Samaria, Ethiopia or Egypt? And when the day of Pentecost was come, the Spirit of God was not guessing the location of the disciples because they were in the right location.

Your grace is in your place. When you are out of your place, you will end in disgrace. Your provision, protection, prosperity, peace and all other divine blessings for you will be released to you in abundance in your right divine location. Paul was not permitted to go to any other place apart from Macedonia because that was where God was ready to release grace upon him for.

It is high time you seriously ask yourself the same question that God ask Adam? Where are you? Is this the level you are suppose to be spiritually, financially, academically, career wise and in other spheres of life? Assess yourself under the light of God and of His Word. Wait on His consciously and diligently to ascertain what the Lord is saying about you for with God is the fountain of life and in His light can we see light. Light gives direction and shows destination hence the need to seek the light for revelations.

I see you moving to your high and right locations and position in life, ministry and other sphere of life in Jesus Name.

God bless you!!!