(以一颗虔诚的心开始新的一天，敬拜神。)
(Start This Day With a Faithful Heart Before God)
The charge of our devotion this morning is simple. Start your day with a faithful heart.
The Bible says in Deuteronomy 6:5, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength."
So today, let's ponder on how important it is to have a faithful heart as believers and then we'll pray together.
The topic of the heart 🫀 is one that goes really deep and one that permeates scripture.
It just seems that there is something about the heart that is very necessary, very instrumental to our Christian walk with the Father God.
The verse we have started with today says what many verses of the scripture reiterate.
We have heard it before. It has been said over and over again without fail.
The need for the human heart to love the Lord, its place in the Godman relationship.
The truth is without the heart, without the involvement of our heart, we have no relationship with God.
Our beliefs, our confessions, and our Christian walk would be hollow and without true convictions.
God desires our hearts. God desires the totality of our hearts. He desires a faithful and true heart.
In fact, we have instances in scripture where the blessings of the Lord have come upon a man because of the state of their heart.
1st Samuel 16:7 says, "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."
First Kings 15:5 says, "For David had done what was right in the eyes of the Lord, and had not failed to keep any of the Lord's commands all the days of his life, except in the case of Uriah the Hitittite." When scripture speaks of David, the Bible says he had a right heart before the Lord, and he was a man after God's own heart.
In fact, you will find that this testimony is true of all the kings who ruled well in Israel.
The first testimony about them is the state of their heart. They had a right heart towards God.
So what does it mean to have that faithful heart that the Lord desires?
A faithful heart is a clean heart. A heart that loves God. A heart full of devotion towards God.
A heart determined to do His will.
A heart that regards God, that trusts in God, a heart that is true. It is a heart that is dedicated to God, and that is committed to following HIM.
A heart that is sincere and a heart that is right before HIM.
And this is the type of heart we must have as believers.
But the truth is that this type of heart doesn't just fall on us as believers.
Having a faithful heart starts with a choice. But it's a choice you can't fulfill by yourself.
You cannot fulfill that choice without a walk with God, without a relationship with HIM. When we get saved, we are cleansed and we are purged of our sins.
And when God looks on us, we are indeed clean. But it doesn't stop there.
There is a need for us as Christ's disciples to maintain the state of our hearts. It doesn't maintain itself. It is not automatic.
And the funny thing about this is that it can be a slippery slope. Sometimes if we aren't mindful, it's easy to get other things mixed in with God.
And this affects the state of our hearts.
When the Bible spoke of the men and women of the Bible who had a right heart, who had a faithful heart, they were noted as people who walked with God.
People who made this walking and fellowship a daily and consistent delight.
It was not once in a while staying devoted to God, but it was a daily exercise.
One of David's prayers recorded in Psalm 19:14 says, "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer."
This was David's heart's desire.
And he didn't leave that desire to chance. He made a prayer of it.
This verse goes directly into what David's heart would look like when God looked upon it. When the meditations of a man's heart are faithful towards God, when his thoughts do not go against God, such a man can have nothing but a faithful heart because he trains his heart to stay that way.
This same David prayed and asked the Lord to create in him a clean heart.
The Bible speaks of the apostles as men that honoured the hours of prayer and had a deep fellowship with the Holy Spirit. 🗣️: Holy Spirit I know you are inside me.
The Bible spoke of these men in regard to exercising their hearts to look towards God to forgive men.
The Bible hardly ever accords a faithful heart with a man who didn't have a walk with the Lord.
As believers, first we must determine to have such a heart every day. We should have it as a waking thought.
We must desire to be faithful. And above all, we must also determine to be a people that will have daily communion with HIM.
A daily communion keeps our hearts tender and it helps us to continually have a faithful heart towards God.
It is also needless to say that once you decide to live with a faithful heart towards God and have a life of consistent fellowship with HIM, your intimacy with God increases and your awareness of HIM will be stronger.
There is hardly any mention in scripture of God not being happy with people who are faithful towards HIM. He pours out His blessings on them continually. Such a man was Abraham. He had a faithful heart towards the Lord. And the Bible spoke of the greatness of this man and how God blessed him and how he was called the friend of God. And all this came about because he walked with the Lord with a faithful heart.
Friends, it is never too late to start that journey of having a faithful heart towards the Lord. It is never too late to start working on our devotions.
I remember the first time l started being aware of the state of my heart towards the Lord. I knew that something had to change, something had to be different. and I made a decision to redevote myself to him.
It is a decision you can also make today.
A decision we can make right now. In fact, the first thing you need is that choice.
And then after the choice, a determination to walk the walk. Determine to start with a faithful heart from this day forth and see how things change dramatically and drastically.
Do it and see what it does to your faith life. And the best part, God helps you through it.
If you know this message has touched you this morning, and you know that you have made that choice in your heart, if you know your heart has never been right with the Lord, it's never been 100%. You've always kind of been on and off, but you want to start now, then I congratulate you.
I congratulate you on that choice because there is no better time than right now. Please join us this morning as we pray to reconnect our hearts back to the Lord so that we can together start our day with a faithful heart towards the Lord.
🙏🏽 : Father God, in the name of Jesus Christ, I say thank you this morning for your Word. Thank you for another message from the pages of scripture. Thank you for helping me to see this truth this morning. Thank you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Father God, this morning I ask for grace, mercy, and YOUR help. I know my heart hasn't always been fully with YOU. There have been many times when my attention was divided, my devotion weak, and my heart unsteady before YOU. I've struggled to stay faithful and devoted.
Distractions, worries, desires, and life's cares have pulled me away from consistent fellowship with YOU.
I confess this honestly today.
I don't want to pretend or act like I've always been intentional in my walk with YOU when I know I haven't.
Father God, I admit today that I haven't always made YOU the priority YOU deserve.
I haven't always been mindful of walking faithfully with YOU every day. Sometimes I've loved the idea of devotion more than the discipline it requires.
Sometimes I've wanted the strength from fellowship with YOU without being consistent in it.
Sometimes I've wanted the fruit of a faithful heart without guarding it carefully.
But today, Lord, I choose to be intentional.
I choose to turn my heart fully back to YOU. I choose to stop living casually in my relationship with YOU.
Please help me make my heart right before YOU.
Search me, Lord, and deal with anything that's not in line with your will.
Remove whatever takes up too much space in my heart. Remove anything that competes with YOUR place in my life.
Help me keep a faithful heart. Help me be true, Lord. Help me be sincere in my walk with YOU, not just outward in my devotion. I also pray this morning for the grace to keep a steady and consistent devotion, to stay close to you. Father, even though Ihave chosen to follow you, I know I can't do it alone. Human strength isn't enough to live a life truly devoted to YOU. Good intentions alone won't keep me faithful.
So l ask, Lord, help me stay connected to YOU. Help me stay rooted in your presence and your word. Help me keep you close in my thoughts, desires, decisions, and actions. Strengthen me as I live a life of devotion and consecration.
Strengthen me as I choose fellowship over distance, surrender over stubbornness and consistency over carelessness.
Let my being in YOUR presence be my joy from now on. Let prayer stop feeling like a burden. Let seeking YOU become the natural rhythm of my life. Let your presence be the place my heart longs for most.
Father, I also ask that even though I've made this choice today to live in fellowship with YOU, help me stay faithful every day, not just now or when I feel strong, but every day. Help me keep a steady heart in every season.
Help me not to drift easily. Help me have a heart that's not just moved by feelings, but grounded in truth and rooted in devotion. Let my faithfulness to YOU not come and go with my circumstances.
Let it be deep, genuine, and sustained by YOUR grace.
As I start this new day, help me stay grounded in YOU. Help me stay faithful and devoted.
Lead me, Lord. Guide my steps and show me the way. Help me live with a faithful heart, even beyond what I understand.
Teach me a faithfulness that's not shallow, temporary, or based on convenience.
Teach me a devotion that stays strong even when life is busy, emotions change, or the day feels heavy.
I know there will be times I'm tempted to stray. Times I want one thing, but YOUR SPIRIT leads another way.
Lord, help me stay on the right path.
When l'm weak, strengthen me. When I'm distracted, refocus me. When my spirit feels cold, stir me again.
When I'm tired, sustain me. Help me be faithful to YOU.
Heavenly Father, thank you this morning because YOU have done it.
Thank you for hearing me and answering my prayers. Thank you for making it possible for me to live with a faithful heart starting today.
Thank you for opening the way to a life of steady fellowship with YOU.
From this day on, my life has a new direction.
I won't walk carelessly before YOU anymore, but with more intention, devotion, and a heart that wants to stay true to YOU. I find it easier now to stay faithful, to walk the walk, and to stay close to YOU because YOUR grace is working in me.
Thank you, Father, in Jesus' name. Amen.
Saint, I hope you are blessed by this prayer.
We pray that all the blessings in this prayer be upon you and your family in Jesus' name.
May the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you now and always.
今天早晨我们灵修的主题很简单：以一颗忠诚的心开始新的一天。
圣经申命记6章5节说：“你要尽心、尽性、尽力爱耶和华你的神。”
所以今天，让我们一起思考作为信徒，拥有一颗忠诚的心是多么重要，然后我们一起祷告。
关于“心”这个主题意义深远，贯穿整本圣经。
似乎“心”在我们与天父的基督徒同行中扮演着至关重要的角色。
我们今天所读的经文，与圣经中许多其他经文反复强调的内容不谋而合。
我们早已听过这些经文，它们被反复提及，从未间断。
人心需要爱主，以及它在人与神的关系中的地位。
事实是，若没有真心，若没有我们内心的投入，我们就无法与神建立关系。
我们的信仰、我们的告白、我们的基督徒生活都将是空洞的，缺乏真正的信念。
神渴望我们的心。神渴望我们全心全意地投入。祂渴望一颗忠诚而真诚的心。
事实上，圣经中有许多例子，表明神的祝福临到一个人，正是因为他内心的状态。
《撒母耳记上》16:7说：“耶和华对撒母耳说：‘不要看他的外貌和他身材高大，因为我不拣选他。’
因为耶和华不像人看人。
人是看外貌，耶和华是看内心。”
列王纪上15:5说：“大卫一生行耶和华眼中看为正的事，没有违背过耶和华的诫命，只在赫人乌利亚的事上违背过。”圣经论到大卫时说，他在耶和华面前有一颗正直的心，他是合神心意的人。
事实上，你会发现，所有在以色列治理有方的君王都符合这一描述。
关于他们的第一个见证就是他们的心。他们对神有一颗正直的心。
那么，拥有耶和华所渴望的那颗忠信的心意味着什么呢？
忠信的心是一颗清洁的心。一颗爱神的心。一颗对神充满虔诚的心。
一颗决心遵行神旨意的心。
一颗敬畏神、信靠神、真诚的心。 这是一颗献身于神、并决心跟随祂的心。
一颗真诚的心，一颗在祂面前正直的心。
而这正是我们作为信徒必须拥有的心。
但事实上，这种心并非我们信徒自然而然就能拥有的。
拥有一颗忠诚的心始于一个选择。但这并非你能独自完成的选择。
若不与神同行，若不与祂建立关系，你便无法完成这个选择。当我们得救时，我们就被洁净，罪得赦免。
当神注视我们时，我们的确是洁净的。但这还不是全部。
作为基督的门徒，我们需要持守我们内心的状态。它不会自行维持，也不是自动发生的。
有趣的是，这很容易让我们陷入误区。有时，如果我们不加留意，就很容易将其他事物与上帝混淆。
而这会影响我们内心的状态。
圣经中提到那些拥有正直之心、忠信之心的男男女女时，都称他们为与神同行的人。
他们将与神同行和团契视为每日持续的喜乐。
这并非偶尔才对神保持虔诚，而是每日的操练。
大卫在诗篇19篇14节的祷告中写道：“耶和华我的磐石，我的救赎主啊，愿我口中的言语、心里的默想在你面前蒙悦纳。”
这是大卫内心深处的渴望。
他没有让这个渴望听天由命，而是为此祷告。
这节经文直接描述了上帝垂顾大卫的心时，他的内心会是什么样子。当一个人心中默想的都是对上帝的忠诚，当他的思想不与上帝相悖时，这样的人必然拥有一颗忠诚的心，因为他训练自己的心保持这种状态。
大卫祷告，求主在他里面创造一颗清洁的心。
圣经将使徒们描述为重视祷告时间、与圣灵有深厚团契的人。🗣️：圣灵，我知道你住在我里面。
圣经谈到这些人，是要操练他们的心仰望上帝，饶恕人。
圣经几乎不会将一颗忠诚的心与一个没有与主同行的人联系起来。
作为信徒，我们首先必须立志每天都拥有这样一颗心。我们应该让它成为我们每日的念头。
我们必须渴望忠心。最重要的是，我们也必须立志成为与神每日交通的人。
每日的交通使我们的心保持柔软，并帮助我们持续地对神保持忠心。
毋庸置疑，一旦你决定以一颗忠心的心侍奉神，并与祂保持持续的团契生活，你与神的亲密关系就会加深，你对祂的认识也会更加深刻。
圣经中几乎没有提到神不喜悦那些忠于祂的人。祂不断地将祂的祝福倾注在他们身上。亚伯拉罕就是这样一个人。他对主有一颗忠心的心。圣经讲述了这位伟人的伟大，神如何祝福他，以及他如何被称为神的朋友。 这一切的发生，都源于他以一颗忠诚的心与主同行。
朋友们，开始拥有对主忠诚的心永远不会太晚。开始灵修也永远不会太晚。
我记得我第一次意识到自己对主的心境时，我知道必须做出改变，必须有所不同。于是我决定重新献身于他。
这也是你今天可以做出的决定。
一个我们现在就可以做出的决定。事实上，你首先需要的就是做出这个选择。
做出选择之后，就要下定决心去践行。从今天起，立志以一颗忠诚的心开始，看看事情将会发生怎样的巨大改变。
去做吧，看看这会给你的信仰生活带来怎样的改变。最重要的是，上帝会帮助你度过难关。
如果你知道今天早上这条信息触动了你，如果你知道你已经在心里做出了这个选择，如果你知道你的心从未完全归向主，从未百分之百地归向主。你总是时断时续，但你现在想要重新开始，那么我祝贺你。
我祝贺你做出了这个选择，因为没有比现在更好的时机了。请今天早上加入我们，一起祷告，让我们的心重新与主连接，这样我们就可以一起以一颗忠于主的心开始新的一天。
🙏🏽：天父上帝，奉耶稣基督的名，我今天早上感谢你的话语。感谢你从圣经中赐予我又一条信息。感谢你今天早上帮助我明白这个真理。感谢你，主耶稣基督。
天父上帝，今天早上我祈求你的恩典、怜悯和帮助。我知道我的心并非一直完全归向你。 很多时候，我的注意力分散，我的虔诚软弱，我的心在你面前摇摆不定。我一直努力保持忠诚和奉献。
各种干扰、忧虑、欲望和生活的重担使我远离了与你持续的团契。
今天，我坦诚地承认这一点。
我知道我并非一直都用心与你同行，我不想假装或装作自己一直都用心。
天父，我今天承认，我并没有一直把你放在你应得的首位。
我并非一直都谨记要每日忠实地与你同行。有时，我贪恋于虔诚的名义，却忽略了它所需的自律。
有时，我渴望从与你的团契中获得力量，却无法持之以恒。
有时，我渴望拥有忠信之心的果实，却不愿悉心守护。
但今天，主啊，我选择全心全意地与你同行。
我选择将我的心完全归向你。我选择不再漫不经心地与你建立关系。
求你帮助我使我的心在你面前正直。
主啊，求你鉴察我，除去一切不合你旨意的事。
求你除去我心中占据过多空间的一切。除去一切与你在我生命中的地位相冲突的事物。
求你帮助我保持一颗忠信的心。求你帮助我成为真诚的人，主啊。求你帮助我与你同行时，不仅在表面上虔诚，更要真诚地与你同行。 今天早上，我也祈求您赐予我恩典，使我能持守恒常的虔诚，与您保持亲近。天父，虽然我已选择跟随您，但我知道我无法独自做到。人的力量不足以让我真正地奉献给您。单凭美好的愿望也无法使我保持忠诚。
所以，主啊，我祈求您帮助我与您保持联结。帮助我扎根于您的同在和您的话语中。帮助我在我的思想、渴望、决定和行动中都与您亲近。求您赐予我力量，使我能过上虔诚奉献的生活。
求您赐予我力量，使我选择亲近而非疏远，选择顺服而非固执，选择持之以恒而非漫不经心。
愿从今以后，与您同在成为我的喜乐。愿祷告不再是负担。愿寻求您成为我生命中自然的节奏。愿您的同在成为我心最渴望的地方。
天父，我祈求您，即便我今天选择了与您相交，也求您帮助我每日忠心，不仅在此刻或我感觉强壮的时候，而是每一天。求您帮助我在每个阶段都保持一颗坚定的心。
求您帮助我不要轻易动摇。求您帮助我拥有一颗不被情绪左右，而是扎根于真理、充满虔诚的心。愿我对您的忠诚不会随境遇而起伏。
愿我的忠诚深厚、真挚，并被您的恩典所维系。
在这新的一天开始之际，求您帮助我扎根于您。求您帮助我保持忠诚和虔诚。
主啊，引领我。指引我的脚步，为我指明方向。求您帮助我拥有一颗忠诚的心，即使超越我所能理解的。
求您教导我一种不肤浅、不短暂、不以权宜之计的忠诚。
求您教导我一种即使在生活忙碌、情绪波动或感到沉重时，也能坚守的虔诚。
我知道我有时会受到诱惑而偏离正道。有时我想要一样东西，但你的灵却指引我走另一条路。
主啊，求你帮助我走在正路上。
当我软弱时，求你加添我力量。当我分心时，求你让我重新集中注意力。当我灵里冰冷时，求你再次激励我。
当我疲惫时，求你扶持我。求你帮助我忠于你。
天父，今天早上我感谢你，因为你成就了这一切。
感谢你垂听我的祷告，回应我的祈祷。感谢你使我从今天起就能拥有一颗忠心的心。
感谢你为我开辟了一条与你亲密相交的道路。
从今天起，我的生命有了新的方向。
我不会再漫不经心地在你面前行走，而是会更加用心、更加虔诚，并且拥有一颗渴望忠于你的心。 我发现现在更容易保持忠诚，言行一致，并与您亲近，因为您的恩典在我身上动工。
感谢天父，奉耶稣的名祷告。阿门。
圣徒，愿这篇祷告祝福您。
我们祈求这篇祷告中的所有祝福都临到您和您的家人，奉耶稣的名祷告。
愿我们主耶稣基督的平安与您同在，直到永远。
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