Gotcha!
Who Has Your Heart?
(Heart = inward
thoughts, intents, and desires)
We
have been created in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26). We are here to get to know Him in fellowship,
purpose, and love. From the beginning
God wanted to commune with man spirit to spirit which is why He created man as
spirit. He wanted man to contact and enjoy
all of His visible universe creations so He gave to man a soul (mind, will, and
emotions) for earthly interactions. He
also wanted housing for our spirit and soul, so He gave us a physical body.
Man
is the eternal purpose of God so when man fell (Genesis Chapter 3) from his
created position, God Himself (Jesus) took the form of man to redeem and bring
man back to His intended position.
Throughout the ages, God has sent instructions to man about His desire and
purpose for man through prophets, priests, patriarchs, judges, and the
five-fold ministry (pastors. prophets, teachers, evangelists, and apostles, Ephesians 4:11-15).
The
degree to which man is successful with his relationship with God is contingent
upon the condition of the heart (inward thoughts, intents, and desires) of
man. The musings and meditations of the
heart expose who has Gotcha! Who really
has your heart?
Do
you have and sit on the throne of your own heart?
Who has “Gotcha”?
Does
ambition, money, power, politics, the world’s system, people, places, things,
family, drugs, your beauty, your health, your legacy, have you and sit on the
throne of your heart.
Who has “Gotcha”?
You
may not want to answer this question just yet until we see what God says about
who has your heart. First of all the
heart can be a place that has not been saturated with God’s word. This places you
on dangerous spiritual territory if you trust a heart that is not filled with
God’s word.
Proverbs 23:7 KJV
“For as he thinketh in his
heart, so is he…”
This
passage of scripture references a man who was trying to deceive another by
saying something different than what was in his heart. God pointed out that the truth is what a man
thinks in his heart. Deception is in
play when there is a disconnect between what is spoken and what is in the
heart. However, what is in a man’s heart
will always surface and manifest in his life.
The truth will always unveil. It
is God’s protection for Believers. His truth set us free (John 8:32).
Jeremiah 17:9-10
“The
heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? I the Lord search the heart; I try the reins,
even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his
doing.”
God
searches the heart of man. What does He
find? What does He find in your
heart? Is it full of His word and producing
fruit unto righteousness or selfish and evil producing unrighteousness? Well, whatever is there is soon going to
ripen and grow in your personality and the whole world will see. It may remain hidden for an incubation period
but anything that is in your heart will mature and be exposed for the entire
world to see.
If
God’s word and obedience to it is in your heart, everybody gets to reap the
benefits of your godly life. It sends the anointing and aroma of the Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit to others. If evil, hatred, selfishness, and rebellion are
in your heart; the whole world gets to see it and tries to run from the effects
of it on their lives.
In
Jeremiah 17:10, God says he searches the heart to find what He can give to you
based on what He finds in your heart (your ways and the fruit of your
doings). Are you totally comfortable
with reaping what you sow? Your seeds
produce a harvest. God is going to give
you back what you sow (Galatians 6:7).
Who has “Gotcha”?
Luke 6:45 KJV
“For
a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit:
neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of
bramble bush gather they grapes. A good
man of the treasure of his good heart bringeth forth that which is good: and an evil man out of the evil treasure of
his heart bringeth forth that which is evil:
for of the abundance of the heart
his mouth speaketh.”
2nd Corinthians
10:5 KJV
“Casting down imaginations and every high
thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into
captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.”
For
God to take residence and possess our hearts, we as Believers must constantly
cast down the imaginations that Satan brings.
We must let nothing of this world exalt itself above and against the
knowledge that God gives to us. We must
examine every thought to determine whether or not it is of God. We must expel the thoughts that are not of
God. We must know and be obedient to the word of God. Then we can answer the question: Who
has “Gotcha”?
with, God Almighty has me
and my heart!
1 comments:
Hi Marsha miss the fellowship but we do lifted you all up in prayer having lots of health issues but God the blog was on time God got me be blessed love you all
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