God’s Heart

 I Samuel 13; I Chronicles 2-3; 2 Corinthians 12 

“But now your kingdom will not endure; the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him leader of his people, because you have not kept the Lord’s command.”

1 Samuel 13:14

Man looks at the outward appearance; the Lord looks at the heart. God’s call to Saul to lead Israel as their first king was not proceeded by a discipleship or training process where Saul’s heart was tested and exposed. The value Saul placed on obeying the Lord’s command revealed the true state of his heart. When our heart is strongly influenced by fear, we, too, will act impulsively. We, too, will value the opinions of others more than obeying the Lord. In the spiritual warfare of leadership, the nature of our heart is critical to the fruit we will express. God still looks for men and women after his own heart. God’s heart, or nature, is holy. He is righteous. He is just. He is loving. He is humble. He is courageous. His name is Jesus. Through Jesus, we, too, can have our hearts transformed so that we have the heart of God.

“Lord Jesus, transform my heart to be more like your heart, for your glory.”