Lord, you know everyone’s heart. Acts 1:24
Heavenly Father, we’re grateful you “know everyone’s heart.” It leads us to pray with humility and confidence, “Search me, O God, and know my heart” (Ps. 139:23). Only you know what’s really going on inside us. By the Gospel, diagnosis us, deliver us, and delight us.
Often we think more highly of ourselves than we ought—ignoring reality, honest feedback, and your Spirit’s conviction. Other times we think too lowly of ourselves, falling into shame and contempt—pushing the mute-button on the Spirit’s voice declaring our “belovedness.”
The truth is, we think about ourselves too much—a preoccupation that leads to the paralysis of analysis, the sinkhole of comparison, and the thievery of discontent.
But there’s Good News. Through Jesus, you sprinkled clean water on us, and declared us clean and righteous in Christ. You cleansed us from our impurities and are freeing us from our heart-idols.
You removed our stony hearts and gave us hearts of flesh—hearts that love and long for you (Ezek. 36:24–27). You sealed us by your Spirit, and left him as a permanent resident.
Our peace comes from knowing you will complete the Gospel-work you began in each of us. (Phil. 1:6). Our new hearts are destined to be whole hearts—beating fully and only for you. Thank you, Father.
Until then, free us to walk in greater humility before you, and tangible kindness towards others. So very Amen we pray, in Jesus’ loving and heart-transforming name.