Rest Your Heart

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Good morning, Lord

Father in Heaven, I seek You first-the knowledge of Your limitless love in Christ and endless power. Build my trust and my passion. I take up my cross and follow...In Jesus' name…

Memory verse: Ephesians 2:6 “And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus.”

Verse of the day: Job 19:25

25 For I know that my Redeemer lives,    and at the last he will stand upon the earth

Daily Reading:  1 Kings 6-7 Luke 20:27-47

 Set Your Heart At Rest

1 John 3:19- "This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: 20 If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything."

Romans 8:1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,

If we have seen people in need and have had pity in our hearts for them and have not responded with action-in other words, we have chosen to not help-we will feel guilt because we know God wants us to respond with action and help as we can.

1 John 3:17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? 18 Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.

Sin is always because of bad choices. Born again people make bad choices-fact. As much as we seek God, we will still make a bad choice from time to time-sometimes, a lot. But if we are really seeking God, God knows it. He loves us and wants us to repent and get on with His mission for us.(1 John 1:9)

We are in a better place-we are growing in Christ- when we know that God is bigger than our guilt-bigger than our hearts that condemn us. While our own hearts condemn us, God will never condemn us because we are in His Son.

If you have guilt this minute-let go of it and repent and get your heart free before God-trust God to forgive and not condemn-this is why God gave us His Holy Spirit.

1 John 3:24- The one who keeps God’s commands lives in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.

 We must hear the Holy Spirit tell us to confess and get rid of the condemning heart-our guilt and sin- and get on with following God down His paths of righteousness.

...because He loves us...  

Father in Heaven,

Forgive me for allowing my own heart to condemn me when You don't. You are ultimately bigger than all of my guilt and sin. Holy Spirit, remind me constantly...

Personal and present God,

In the name of Christ Jesus,

Amen