Who's on the Throne of Your Heart?

Who’s on the throne your heart; is it Jesus or is it you? So often we can read God’s word and think to ourselves, I just don’t understand. We can even try praying and talking to God, and come away saying to ourselves “I can’t hear You God, why won’t You speak to me?” More often than not, it’s not that God isn’t speaking. Too, it is not that God doesn’t want us to understand His Word; for that is His wisdom and instruction for our lives. It’s us. We will discover that when we are not receptive, open and obedient to His word, we will lack understanding. We cannot grasp knowledge and understanding because we shut our heart off to His word entering in by not adhering to God’s instruction book, the Bible, His living Word.

On the other hand, if we are willing to be open and obedient to His word, we will find knowledge, understanding and God’s wisdom for our lives. We’ll also discover we can hear Him more clearly because He was talking all the time through His word, and WE finally let Him in. This is the understanding heart in Matthew 13:23.

Our scripture references are found in Matthew 13:3-8, 18 and 23; Proverbs 1:7; Psalm 81:10-12, 119:99-100, 130; Deuteronomy 4:5-7; Judges 17:6 and 21:25. Listen, for life!