In Me 7!

In Him 7!

Blessed be the LORD, Because he hath heard the voice of my supplications. The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. Psalm 28:6‭-‬7 KJV

Context and Charge:

True power lies in that which is within. It's as if life wants to prove that visibility must always equate to relevance. There is so much noise on the outside, with men trying to prove to other men like themselves that they are smarter, richer, better or more influential than other men. However, from all that we read in the Word of God, we know that the heart is where God's greatest work must be done, if that life will matter and make impact. Long before the lips can profess, the heart must process and believe. It is from the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks. When I come before God with my burdens, even when I can't find the right words, He who created the heart and knows its motives and intentions still knows what I need. This is the God who cannot be fooled by hypocrisy, pretence or eye-service. 

This is why David could write these words: blessed be God. He had come to prove that God is indeed personal and powerful. For David, God was also his strength and shield. That is protection, provision and peace. David also could trust in God, and could access His help. These are just a few of the things David spoke about from his personal encounter with God. Until you have yours, you may never fully understand why David wrote this way. How would you, like David, sing songs of praise and thanksgiving to God, if you are still caught under the weight of unmet expectations? How can you praise God if you have taken your eyes off God and placed them on the size of your problems? Like David, I must know that my heart cannot successfully focus on both God and the world at the same time; no man can.

Conviction and Conclusion:

I have to make up my mind and decide what is really important. My heart must sort out its allegiance, so that it knows and can embrace whatever it is that is coming. I note the number of times the words I and MY are used in this one verse, and that is 9 times. it is first personal, long before it can be public. God wants to do His work in me first, because He knows that once He holds my heart, He holds all that is me. He knows distractions hold no power; as long as I am focused on him, I can smile in the midst of the storms. The natural outflow of a heart that has been helped by God will be thanksgiving and praise. God wants to take glory in and through me, and if I can only surrender my heart to Him, my life will be the visible and audible platform for the manifestation of God's glory. God's time of favour is here.