A SOUND HEART

 

A SOUND HEART May my heart be fully committed to keeping your statutes, so that I might not be ashamed. Psalm 119:80 This prayer holds within it the assurance that those who stay close to God’s Word will never regret it. Notice that the prayer is for a sound heart. A solid understanding of the Bible is good, and having sound judgment about it is even better. But having a heart that loves the truth and lives by it is best of all. We must love, feel, and obey the truth. Otherwise, we aren’t truly sound in God’s ways. How many people in these difficult days are truly sound? Many will be ashamed on the final day when all disputes are settled before God. They’ll see the foolishness of their own ideas and feel deep regret for their pride and rejection of the Lord. But those who believed what God taught and lived by what He commanded will be vindicated. Those who were slandered and insulted will see their shame turned into glory. Let’s pray this prayer, trusting that God will fulfill its promise. If the Lord makes us sound in heart, He will keep us safe. By Charles H. Spurgeon