1 Chronicles 28:9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
No we are not talking about Valentines Day, nor are we talking about "Lovey-Dovey" kind of stuff. In fact, this is not talking about one person's heart in relation to another person. I am talking about "THE" Searcher of ALL Hearts! This can ONLY be referring to God Himself!
King David is talking to his son Solomon here in this particular passage of scripture. Here we see an earthly father who is desperately trying to impart to his son some wisdom for him to learn from the lessons that have already been learned by David, so that hopefully Solomon might not have to learn them the hard way.
I can well remember many times when I have had similar conversations with my own father about different things that I might encounter in life and in ministry. I can honestly say just what a blessing these times have been to me personally, I can imagine that Solomon too learned a great deal by his father's trial and error that he passed to him in these moments.
If you read this verse through you can see that King David is trying to point Solomon in the right direction right from the start of the verse. It begins: "And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind:..." Here David says that the most important thing in his (*David's) life is:
- "Knowing" and "Serving" God with a "Perfect" heart. This is the first Truth that David wants solomon to fully understand!
We can understand the words Knowing, meaning to know and Serving meaning to serve. Lets take a moment to look at the word Perfect. This does not mean what we today think. The word Perfect here in scripture means: to complete; to do or make through, to carry to the end, or to be thoroughly complete, whole.
God wants you and I to know what David was telling Solomon, because God is telling the same thing to you and I today. We (You and I) need to Know Him, Serve Him and to do so with a Perfect, Whole or Complete Heart. God does not want, nor does He deserve half hearted service! He demands Total, Absolute, Complete, Dedicated, Selfless Service.
Just out of curiosity, what kind of servant's are we? Should we be ashamed of our own personal "Lack" of dedication to serving Him? Is God pleased with My service to Him? Is He pleased with Your's? How will we have to answer? I can't answer for anyone but myself... God have Mercy on us.
Oh how this simple, foundational truth is missing in Christians, Churches and sadly even Preacher's today in our world. Boy, do "WE" need to get back to the basics!
Let's continue looking at this verse. David now gives Solomon the "WHY" he should do the first part. David goes on to say: "...for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts:..." David tells him that THE LORD Searcheth ALL and Understandeth ALL Imaginations. I beg of you, don't be fooled, He knows the contents of every last heart that this world will ever have in it. That's correct friend... He knows your heart and mine. He knows the dirty, filthy thought life that is in there. He knows the Depth of depravity and godless perversion that we all have inside. He knows the Motivation behind why you do everything! He knows why you go to church, He knows if it is out of a genuine love and desire to worship Him, to lift up praises and glorify His precious Name, or HE REALLY DOES KNOW that you come to church only to keep the preacher from coming to your living room and making you feel uncomfortable about NOT being in the services. Maybe your reason is to keep your spouse out of your hair and off your back. Whatever the TRUE, REAL reason and motivation in your life... God knows the truth.
That is a thought that should make us all quake in our boots! One day soon, we will have to stand before Him and give an answer... What will you, and I for that matter, give as an excuse for our patheic service.
Lastly, David points out to Solomon "The Benefits" of taking and following his advice in this relationship with God. Look at the rest of the verse. "... if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever." David points out to Solomon, and I in turn point out to you the wondrous Truth that IF WE WILL SEEK GOD, HE WILL BE FOUND!!! I am not kidding with you folks, God CAN be found today and He can be real in your life, not just in church, but IN EVERY AREA OF LIFE! Your Home, Work and Play will never be the same IF we will just grab onto this fact.
However, David did not stop there. He didn't only give Solomon the Good News that God can be found and made real, he also had to point out what I am showing you. David made sure that Solomon knew that God was not about to force Himself upon him. God will NEVER FORCE Himself upon anyone. Look at the verse again... If we, that is you and I today, forsake Him, God WILL "CAST" US OFF FOREVER! This means Eternal Separation from God.
Understand this, there will not be even one mistake by God when it comes to who will live forever in Hell. The choice is not God's... it is Your's and Mine!
What is your choice going to be???? Will you be one who FINDS GOD, or will you be one who is SEPARATED FROM GOD FOR ALL ETERNITY!
My friend, I beg you to consider this outcome. God is reaching out to you this moment... won't you accept His free gift of Eternal Life?? I hope you will do so... don't put it off another minute! He Can Be Found Right Now!
It's up to you.
Make the Right Choice.
Brother Dunn
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