Good day! I’m Duane Matz and this is Today’s Living Word.
2Ch 25:2 And he did what was right in
the sight of the LORD, but not with a loyal heart.
The “he” in this verse refers to King
Amaziah, He was 25 years old when he began his reign in the Southern Kingdom
and he reigned for 29 years. He did much good in line with God’s Word, but he
lacked the most important thing. A heart loyal to God! But how do you define
loyalty? It is a personal pledge of
allegiance to Jesus. When I say something like, “I’ve given my heart to Jesus,”
I am declaring my loyalty to Him come hell or high water. That kind of loyalty
catches the eye of God the Father!
2 Ch 16:9 "For the eyes of the
LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on
behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him.
This loyal, sold out heart to Jesus
is more important than we like to think.
Consider the parable of the sheep and
goats. On judgement day the sheep are likened to the righteous believers. They
are commended for their good works that flowed from a loyal heart. Faith in
Jesus is the engine that leads the way, pulling the box cars of good works.
The goats on the other hand did the
exact same good deeds, But they did them in the spirit of Amaziah, they lacked
that sold out heart of loyalty. They had the box cars, but lacked the engine of
God granted faith.
King David had seven brothers, and
they were paraded before Samuel as possible successors to Saul. But was God
looking for outward appearances or the inward condition of the loyal heart?
1Sa 16:7b, . For the LORD does not see as man sees; for
man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."
We all know people who do such good
things, but they have no relationship with Jesus, Eph 2:8 For by grace you have been saved
through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of
works, lest anyone should boast.
I’m Duane
Matz and that’s Todays Living Word.
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