You know, I will be the first to say that God wants us blessed…because he does. And I will be the first to say we have an inheritance of blessings….because we do. But I also know that what God longs for is a people who have a heart after him. He longs for a people who desire to be with him more than any material item.
The Bible says that God looks for a people whom he can show himself strong on their behalf. He looks across the earth, looking for that person. I can promise you that person is a person who has a heart after God – who longs to be in his presence – who longs to spend time with him – who is more concerned when God is pleased with their worship than what he is giving them. This person is a person who God wants to show himself strong on their behalf.
I think today we need to do a heart-check and see what and who has our heart. Does your job have your heart? Does your family have your heart? Does money have your heart? Does your gift have your heart? Does lack have your heart? Nothing should have your heart but God. Yes we are to love our family and treat them well. Yes it is wonderful to love our job and do it well. Yes, God has given us gifts and that is great. But nothing besides God should have our heart. Who is your God today and do you long to be with him? It’s time for a heart- check.
