Psalms 86:11
Teach me your way, O Lord,
that I may walk in your truth;
unite my heart to fear your name.
Tag: United in Heart
God does not want us to be double-minded. He wants us to have a heart completely united for Him. But, we will have duplicity in our lives ... it is the nature of man. Note what the Apostle James writes to us about duplicity:
James 4:8
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
James 1:5-8
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
Our inability to obtain wisdom comes from being double-minded (not having a heart that is united toward God). In the above Psalm we read that the formula for a united heart is for God to "teach" us His ways and for us to "walk" in them after we learn them. Duplicity is combated by learning what God wants us to do in our lives and then doing it. It is not a secret formula. It is not complex (although the ability for all that to happen in God's work on the cross is extremely complex). Our part is to learn God's Word and daily walk in it. We don't have to worry about the things we don't' know about. We are to simply spend our time doing what we KNOW in God's Word. Living a life of obedience to the Word we ALREADY KNOW will occupy all of our time. That is God's formula for a united heart. Learning God's Word and obeying it will enable us to defeat the nature indwelling us that attempts to pull us away from God.
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