"For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the whole earth, that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His" (2 Chronicles 16:9) Who has your heart? That is the question. God is searching for worshippers who are completely "sold out" to Him. When He finds a heart that is completely His, He finds a heart that worships God and God alone. He has found a heart which makes Him first priority, above self, above spouse, above children, above grandchildren (ouch), above friends, above ministry, above work and above recreation. In the heart, God is truly on the throne. That is the attitude of heart that God is seeking in His worshippers.
Our Lord seeks the complete heart and makes a promise. He promises His strong support, His presence, power and victory when our heart is completely His. This speaks in tandem with Matt. 22:37 " . . . You shall love the Lord with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your mind." We do this by worshipping Him with a completely committed heart. We were created to fellowship with Him and worship Him.
Whether we are a congregational worshipper, a worship choir member, or a worship leader, we need to assess where we are as we prepare to gather as the church in public worship of Him. Who has our heart? Is there unconfessed sin? As we approach worship..."Let the words of our mouths and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, our rock and redeemer." (Psalm 19:14) mjm
