How does God keep your heart soft and moldable?
Perceive: While David is not listed as the author in the title, first century New Testament Christians attributed this psalm to his writings (see Hebrews 4:7 quotes vs. 7-8). The early church used this psalm as a call and guide to worship. It contains two main sections where the worshipper is called to praise the Lord and respond with clear obedience. The first section describes how the true believer should always praise the Lord (1-7). The second section calls for the believer to consider those who provoked God like the Israelites who refused to obey God and never saw the promised land. (8-11). The call to worship was vital in David’s day, and it is vital today, it calls for adoration and obedience.
Practice: The problem with a hardened heart is that people who are hardened are spiritually insensitive. Nothing can make a dry chunk of clay moldable. Like the stubborn Israelites in the dessert, men can harden their hearts and lose their lives in the deserts of life. Anytime you resist God’s will, you are hardening your spiritual arteries. Stubborn people do not turn to God, they turn to whatever they trust in their mind. For most people, the journey from a tender heart to a hardened heart is a gradual process of making choices that disregard the will of God. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of God. Proverbs tells us to, “Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flows the springs of life.” (4:23).
Pray: Father, help me stay moldable and useful as a vessel. You are the Potter, I am the clay, help mold me into a serving man of God.
This devotional challenge comes from The Heart of a Lion - King David of Israel and is available on Amazon.com
Practice: The problem with a hardened heart is that people who are hardened are spiritually insensitive. Nothing can make a dry chunk of clay moldable. Like the stubborn Israelites in the dessert, men can harden their hearts and lose their lives in the deserts of life. Anytime you resist God’s will, you are hardening your spiritual arteries. Stubborn people do not turn to God, they turn to whatever they trust in their mind. For most people, the journey from a tender heart to a hardened heart is a gradual process of making choices that disregard the will of God. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of God. Proverbs tells us to, “Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flows the springs of life.” (4:23).
Pray: Father, help me stay moldable and useful as a vessel. You are the Potter, I am the clay, help mold me into a serving man of God.
This devotional challenge comes from The Heart of a Lion - King David of Israel and is available on Amazon.com
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