Over 25 years ago I took a month to read through the book of
Jeremiah.
Two verses stood out to me then that have continued to produce
spiritual growth in my life.
The two verses are:
Jeremiah 24:7
I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the
Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to
me with all their heart.
I realized that God had promised the people they could have a
heart to know Him. Therefore, the God who never changes has also promised me I
can have a heart to know Him, not just know about Him, but really get to know
Him personally. I began praying that God would give me that kind of heart.
A few days later, I read this verse:
Jeremiah 32:39
I will give them singleness of heart and action,
so that they will always fear me for their own good and the good of their
children after them.
God also promised His people that not only could they know Him
intimately, but also He would help them carry out that heart in the things they
did. They wouldn’t simply believe a truth; they would actually begin to live
truth. Again, I realized God would do the same for me. I began praying that God
would give me “singleness of heart and action.”
Praying the truths of these two verses became a pattern for my
life over the next year. Looking back, I can see how God did just as He
promised. I continue to make mistakes and I consistently need to go back to
these principles, but God truly has given me a heart that desires to know him
and more and more I am beginning to see myself live out the truth I believe.
What verses have worked that way in your heart?
Do you need to pray God would work these verses for truth in
your life?
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