“…and may your hearts be fully committed to the Lord our God, to live by his decrees and obey his commands, as at this time.” 1Kings 8:61
The question of whether or not our hearts are fully committed to the Lord is a weighty one, but one worth the asking. Only the bearer of the heart and the Lord thereof knows the answer.
When King Solomon dedicated the temple of God through prayer, he tagged this statement on at the very end. After all the requests to our Lord to forgive, show mercy, and act on behalf of his people, he closes by pointing God’s chosen ones in the direction of their own hearts.
The condition of our hearts is prone to change; “prone to wander, Lord I feel it.”
In our prayers of supplication today, let us also be challenged to see that our own hearts are “fully committed” to our forgiving, merciful Lord.
