Sunday 2 July 2006

His heart is fixed

“Surely he shall not be moved forever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD. His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies.” - Psalms 112v6-8

Psalm 112 is a wonderful list of things that should characterise the man of God. As I read through these each of them challenged me. The section on steadfastness especially challenged me. The man of God is not going to have variableness about His Christian life.

Look at what is involved in being steadfast:

· He will not be moved forever
· He will remember what God has done
· He will not be afraid of bad news
· He will not be afraid

All of these are contingent on choices this man makes and where his heart is. Look at the emphasis on this man’s choices:

· His heart is fixed
· He trusts the Lord
· His heart is established

The mature man of God is not easily ruffled in His Christian life. Right at the very core of this is the key truth in this section – “His heart is fixed because he trust in the Lord.” There are far too many times in my life when I don’t manifest a “fixed heart.” I am shaken my news and circumstance. I lose a proper spirit based in the actions of other. The man of God surely has a “fixed heart.” When my spirit changes and my attitude is not right as a result of what I see or how I am treated or situations I am in it is because my heart is fixed on my surroundings instead of trusting Him. If I ever get to the stage that I TRULY trust my heart will be fixed because I will finally realise that all He gives me is that is best for me and best for serving Him

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