God Knows Your Heart

 God Knows Your Heart

A person’s innermost desires are oftentimes difficult to decipher. Yet, it’s no secret that God knows your heart, but what do we really mean when we say that? Let’s explore this very interesting topic.

• 1.What Does the Bible Say About God Knowing Your Heart?

• 2.God Knows Your Heart Meaning

o 2.1 God knows our hearts and thoughts

• 3.God judges the intent of the heart

1.What Does the Bible Say About God Knowing Your Heart?

The Bible is God’s revelation of Himself to mankind. Yet throughout the centuries, human beings have continuously tried to design a god for themselves. Interestingly, none of the things we do come as a surprise to God who knows our hearts.

Over and over again, He shows us that we cannot hide from Him. The verses below offer just a glimpse into the miraculous fact that God knows the heart. Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart. Proverbs 21:2 

And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. Romans 8:27. And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, Acts 15:8 

Would not God discover this? For he knows the secrets of the heart. Psalm 44:21 

And he said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God. Luke 16:15 

2.God Knows Your Heart Meaning

Usually, when someone says “God knows your heart” the speaker is thinking of one of these two verses:

But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.” 

1 Samuel 16:7 .

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? “I the LORD search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.” Jeremiah 17:9-10. 

These passages of Scripture teach us that God looks at things a little differently than we do. People tend to look at the surface: how a person looks, acts, or dresses. We look at a person’s qualifications, accomplishments, or possessions and think we know their character.

2.1 God knows our hearts and thoughts

Jeremiah 17:9 tells us that the heart is deceitful and that no one can know it. But God, through the prophet, goes on to say He understands the heart. Let’s spend a little time unpacking Jeremiah 17:9-10 to see if we can get a better understanding of this seemingly contradictory statement.

The word translated as the heart is also used figuratively to represent feelings, will, and even one’s intellect. The l heart is considered to be the centre of anything.

If we think about that for a second, we would see that it is the truth. The heart is often hard to figure out.  Just think about those times when what you wanted was so hidden you couldn’t figure it out. Or maybe you can remember a time when someone’s intentions towards you were so hidden it came as a complete surprise when they were finally revealed. We don’t know the heart, but God does. Let’s look at the second verse that we are unpacking.

“But I, the LORD, search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve.” Jeremiah 19:10.

But God knows the desires of your heart. Not only that, God knows our hearts better than we do.

3.God judges the intent of the heart

Sometimes, because we know that our desires are hidden from people (or because we have done such a great job of not acknowledging them to ourselves). we think no one can figure out our secret intentions.

The truth is that even if no one ever figured it out, God knows your heart. He knows the things you keep hidden, the things you hope no one ever finds out. Not only that, but He also judges the intent of your heart.

He understands your motivation and why you want what you want. He also knows what you would do if you got all that you wanted. Now that can be a scary thought, especially if you have some less than admirable desires and intentions.

But my friend, you don’t have to be scared because God knows your heart. You can ask Him to create new desires in you. God is capable of changing your heart. We can pray, as David did, for God to create a clean heart in us. We can ask Him to renew our spirits (Psalm 51:10).

Let’s is pray: -

Father, you know our hearts. You know those secret things that we keep hidden from everyone and even those things we don’t want to admit to ourselves. Remove anything that is unlike You. Restore Your image in us and give us the desires of Your heart. Create in us clean hearts and renew right spirits within us for we ask it in the precious name of Jesus. Amen.

God knows your heart. As a Christian, that’s a reason to celebrate. He knows everything about you and still, He chose to send His Son to die for you.

Be Careful about drifting: -

 Be Careful about drifting: -

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Hebrews 2:1 says, “Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.”

Even if huge ships ,if do not have anchor, can drift away: -

God has a “plan” for us that is to develop us into mature disciples, people of power and faith. His “place” for us is in his perfect will. His “purpose” in us is to make us like Christ, and make us to be a blessing to others.

But we need to realize, as Christians, we can drift away from God when we are not careful: -

If this is you, you may not realize you are drifting. A person drifts away from God a little at a time. He starts missing one of the main services of the church each week, then he starts neglecting his daily Bible study and prayer, then the offering use to pay. He/she turns towards the world/the people of the world and starts learning and doing things to have their acceptance so that do feel not isolated/neglected. The he/she begins to feel and use to obey old self from were lifted away by the grace of God. And at last happiness of the world and worldly things absorb him or her in itself.  That is the stage of drifting away because we have left the anchor of our life Jesus Christ. It is difficult to understand to the one drifted away at this stage.

Have you noticed that one always drifts downward? No one ever drifts up the river or against the tide. Jonah went “down” toward Joppa, “down” into the ship, “down” into the sea, “down” into the fish. Drifting is also easy – no worry required. It also looks better somewhere else.

To have a successful Christian walk with the Lord calls for paddling upstream. As long as we have the old flesh to deal with, you will be tempted to drift and relax. You must not do it! Be on your guard, stay fresh in the word.

Also, when we find that we have drifted, we realize we have drifted further than we meant to go. The prodigal son reached the bottom and was feeding pigs before he realized he needed to go back to his father (Luke 15:18) and repent and humbly submit himself to his father.

So, have you drifted? If so, return to God’s plan and place and purpose for your life. Don’t wait until the new year to make a turnaround or else slipped like rich man (Luke 16:23). That me be very late and the one would not an opportunity to repent, as repentance in hades has not purpose.

 He (Jesus) was God in the flesh, born of a virgin, grew up a sinless life and gave himself as the ultimate sacrifice on a cross for your sin and mine. He died but three days later he rose again from the dead to give us eternal life to whomever puts their faith and trust in him (1 Peter 1:3). 

Dear brothers and sisters be careful not to drift away as Jesus came for you, died on the cross and also rose from the dead to make you walk like the living as He is.

God bless you.