June 12
1 Kings 20:23-22:9; 2 Chronicles 18:1-8
There was a popular worship song with the line, "Break my heart for what breaks yours." These words express the desire that our hearts would align with God's in the things we love and hate. As we continue with the life of Ahab, we discover what breaks his heart is not what breaks God's heart. The primary thing over which Ahab’s heart breaks is his inability to get a vineyard that he coveted. As king, he felt he should get whatever he wanted and, when it did not happen, he was heartbroken. His focus was fixated on himself and his desires─like a petulant toddler throwing a tantrum. Ahab had no sense of morality or perspective, because he did not center his life on God.
However, there is one moment in his life described in 1 Kings 21:27-28 where his heart breaks for what breaks God's; when he was confronted regarding his sin, he humbled himself, and "went around meekly." For a brief (and potentially fleeting) moment, he understands the severity of sin, the consequences of it, and the need to humble himself before God. Ahab provides us with an example that no matter where our heart was yesterday, we can choose to conform it to God's today.
Father God, give me your heart. Help me to display your love to everyone I encounter and give me the desire to pursue things that glorify you. Strip away the selfishness, sin, and brokenness that so easily plague me. Help me to follow you. Amen.
Where in your life does your heart not align with God's?
There was a popular worship song with the line, "Break my heart for what breaks yours." These words express the desire that our hearts would align with God's in the things we love and hate. As we continue with the life of Ahab, we discover what breaks his heart is not what breaks God's heart. The primary thing over which Ahab’s heart breaks is his inability to get a vineyard that he coveted. As king, he felt he should get whatever he wanted and, when it did not happen, he was heartbroken. His focus was fixated on himself and his desires─like a petulant toddler throwing a tantrum. Ahab had no sense of morality or perspective, because he did not center his life on God.
However, there is one moment in his life described in 1 Kings 21:27-28 where his heart breaks for what breaks God's; when he was confronted regarding his sin, he humbled himself, and "went around meekly." For a brief (and potentially fleeting) moment, he understands the severity of sin, the consequences of it, and the need to humble himself before God. Ahab provides us with an example that no matter where our heart was yesterday, we can choose to conform it to God's today.
Father God, give me your heart. Help me to display your love to everyone I encounter and give me the desire to pursue things that glorify you. Strip away the selfishness, sin, and brokenness that so easily plague me. Help me to follow you. Amen.
Where in your life does your heart not align with God's?
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