What's In Your Heart?

"Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart." - 2 Chronicles 32:31

Many times i often hear people say "God know what's in my heart." I believe that most people do not fully grasp what that statement says and means. The truth is God knows exactly what is in our hearts. The Bible says in the book of Jeremiah that our hearts are deceitfully wicked. The Bible also says in the Gospel of Matthew that out of the abundance of our heart our mouth speaks. When God looks at our hearts He sees liars, thieves, blasphemers, adulterers, and murderers at heart.

I want to share a few thoughts on the last part of 2 Chronicles 32:31 where the Bible says "God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart." Many times when we go through trials and tribulations we often wonder why God has allowed this to happen in our lives. I will confess that I have asked this question of God myself when my family was deeply hurt by our former pastor and church. I am still to this day very deeply wounded by my former pastor. Our human minds cannot understand why we are going through the things we face and that is because we cannot see the entire picture. We can only see what is going on around us now but God sees the entire picture. He knows what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, or even ten years from now. Just as God was trying King Hezekiah's heart there are times when He will try our hearts as well. Whenever we go through trials or tribulation we should rejoice because God counts us worthy to tried and tested. If He did not believe that we could come through the trial then He would allow someone else to go through it instead of us.

I also would like for you to notice where it says that God left Hezekiah. There will be times in our lives when we feel like God has left us and is nowhere to be found. We will pray and wonder if God is listening, and we will read our Bibles and God not speak to us. Even though it may not feel like it, God is still with us during our darkest hour. I remember a missionary one time telling me anyone that God has greatly used has had to go through the wilderness. I truly believe that there are many people God wants to greatly use in His work, but when they are tried their hearts are revealed.