"You have been weighed in the balances and found wanting"
Daniel 5.27
Where else would God weigh man's will and intentions, if not in the heart?
Because it is constantly being tested, it is necessary to keep watch over it at all times.
Watch and pray so that you do not fall into temptation.
Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. John 3.3-5
Only those who are born again can SEE the Kingdom of the Spirit of God.
Only those who are born of water and the Spirit can ENTER the Kingdom of the Spirit of God.
This is why many are believers; however, very few are Christians.
"Then hear from heaven Your dwelling place, and forgive, and give to everyone according to all his ways, whose heart You know, for You alone know the hearts of the sons of men." 2 Chronicles 6.30
The Lord knows the hearts' of men. He knows it is corrupt and deceitful by nature. However, He shows mercy to those who are humble enough to confess and abandon their mistakes and sins.
"Talk no more so very proudly, let no arrogance come from your mouth, for the Lord is the God of knowledge and by Him actions are weighed."1 Samuel 2.3
Our intentions, thoughts and words are weighed and determine our character before God.
Nothing, absolutely nothing, remains hidden from Him.
Haughty eyes, proud hearts and all other kinds of sins will not go unpunished.
Depart from evil and do good, and dwell forevermore. Psalm 37.27
"And you shall be holy to Me, for I the Lord am holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be Mine." Leviticus 20.26
In order for us to see the Lord we must be holy.
Holy means separated from unrighteousness and separated from sin.
How could the Holy of holies allow sin into His presence? Can Light and darkness be combined? How about Good and evil?
Those who want to see the Lord God must sacrifice their sins in order to come clean before His presence.
"Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven." Matthew 7.21
You must be a servant in order to do the will of the Lord.
What good will it do to serve Him halfheartedly?
What good will it do to try to please Him by being half a servant?
Imagine what would happen in a marriage if a husband only gave half of himself to his wife and a wife only gave half of herself to her husband?
Who would accept to live in this situation?
Jesus is only the Lord of those who submit their live's entirely to Him.
"For My people are foolish, they have not known Me. They are silly children and they have no understanding.They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge."Jeremiah 4.22
The pain suffered by God the Father because of the rebellious children of Israel in the past, is the same pain suffered by God the Son with the rebellious believers of the present.
Most believers call themselves Christians because it's convenient. They consider Jesus their Savior, but not their Lord. They rather obey their heart, instead of the Word of God. They are wise, clever and stubborn when it comes to evil, but not for what is good.
