Monday, August 14, 2017

Heart Culture - Part 2


Romans 12:2 “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”

Chrizle points out that if genuine love is not quite in the heart, then start with the mind. See yourself as God sees you … sweet and wonderful in Christ. God’s heart for His church is like a groom for his bride. Share in the glory of Christ’s wedding to His bride  … the church body of Believers. Our Christian act of worship is directed by our heart culture. When we criticize, the Creator is offended. When we look at a painting, a sculpture or design, our remarks do not reflect upon the art, but the artist that created it. Think about it: God created everything. 

In 1 Timothy 6:13-15 the Apostle Paul says, “I urge you in the sight of God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who witnessed the good confession before Pontius Pilate, that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ’s appearing, which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords.” Jesus Christ is the “King” and we are the “kings”. Jesus Christ is the “Lord” and we are the “lords”. We serve God because he is our King and our Lord. He is the King of our hearts.

Revelation 19:7 “Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory!

Our worship is direct by our heart culture. Worship is defined as: Chiefly and eminently, the act of paying divine honors to the Supreme Being; or the reverence and homage paid to him in religious exercises, consisting in adoration, confession, prayer, thanksgiving and the like. If we want to discern the “Will of God”, we have to think like Him … aligned and in agreement. God seeks and speaks into our heart. Love God with all your heart, fully with all that you have ... loving Him back.   

Psalm 139:14 “I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well.”

Abundant life is found in relationships; not worldly things(possessions, power, prestige, pomp, or position in life). In God house there are many mansions. Jesus Christ has prepared a place for us with Him in Heaven. We are fearfully and wonderfully made by God; our Maker and Sustainer. Get to know God’s heart because we are in it always. John 3:16-17 tells us, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.” Know the love of God,  stand firm upon what He did for us on the Cross, live in abundance and rejoice in our future. 


Revelation 21:1-4 Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”

Wholeheartedly, make your mark on the kingdom of God.
In Christ, Brian

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