Luke 16:15

15: ... but God knows your hearts...

Now, this is a nice verse. It says God, the Great Almighty, knows our hearts. I Think, that "hearts", means, whatever we feel, and think and our emotions, as well as our thoughts. Now, the Word of God is right. We find this in Psalm 33:4 ...

4: For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth. (KJV)

(Our pastor mentioned this verse, during this week's prayer & I loved it!! PtL!!) So, if the Word is right, then that means, the Lord exactly knows what we have in hearts. I think, that we can never really hide anything from Him. He knows everything. We can never run away from Him. This is similar to psalm 139. The Lord knows everything, so when we have sinned, there is no point in hiding it from Him. If we surrender ourselves to Him & ask Him to forgive us, He is alwayz willing to do so & more too. We dont have to be afraid of punishment, as Jesus Christ bore all our punishments on the Cross. So if we have faith in the salvation that we have through the blood of the Lamb, then, we needn't be afraid of God's wrath, as God poured out His wrath on Jesus. We just need that faith. when we have faith in God's grace, then we can openly confess our sins to God and be forgiven. If we try to hide it from Him, we are only acting silly. when, we have a way out, why are we trying to hide things and make things complicated?? Our God knows our hearts...

There is also another meaning to this verse, that I understood. Our hearts, means, our feelings. Our joy, our sorrow & every kind of feeling that we may feel, is known to GOD. If it is joy, we can rejoice in Him, as He understands why we are joyful. Sometimes, I used to feel really happy, but I wouldnt know the exact reason... Sometimes, ppl may tease us that we are being happy, without even knowing WHY. Sometimes, some-thing might bring us extreme joy, but others may not feel the same joy that we feel & thereby, they mayn't be able to rejoice with us. It happens to me so many times. But now, I know that God knows my heart. He knows WHY I am happy and that brings comfort. But most often, it is our sorrow that ppl fail to understand. We might be feeling BLUE, but our ppl around might not be in a position to sympathize with us. At such times, we can remember this verse, which says "God knows our hearts". God can feel the sadness.. I think, that if we take our problems to Him, thru prayer, then He can really comfort us. He can turn our mourning into dancing and our sorrow & grief into joy. PtL!!

God knows our hearts. Thats amazing, I must say!! What a great God He is, He has got to control the universe, take care of millions and billions of human beings, and zillions of birds, animals, etc .. etc... He has so many important jobs, every minute and every moment. But He knows my heart. He knows me personally & HE is constantly watching over me. What a comfort that is!!!! There is really SOMEONE out there, who KNOWS me!! Great! simply great! God knows what are the sins that are buried in my heart, & there is no other way but to confess and get things right thru faith in His grace; God knows exactly how I feel & what I think. God really has time for me. Praise His Holy Name!!

PS: And readers, if anything is against the Word, plz let me know.

Luke 15:20

20: And he arose and came to his father. But while he was yet at a distance, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.

I read this passage today, and this verse spoke to me. It talks abt the prodigal son. The prodigal son was disobedient & I am also like him. I too disobey and sin... but when he came to his senses, he decided to apologize to his dad & become good again. He just made up his mind and walked towards home, but this verse says that his father saw him at a distance & he ran to receive his son. Now that is something really wonderful. Many times, we sin & when the Holy Spirit of God leads us back to our Eternal Father, when He makes us understand tat there is no hope but Jesus, it is He who has compassion on us. No matter how great our sins may be... the moment we make up our mind to repent, the Lord receives us with open arms.. What a Compassionate Father! When we sin & fall, satan brings in guilty conscience, but we must never accept it. I mean, we must rebuke such guilty feelings, and immediately throw ourselves on our knees before God and ask Him for forgiveness, which He is ready to offer us. PTL !! God never pushes us aside when we truly repent with all of our hearts. Now that is something I have experienced in my life. Sometimes, I wud feel, 'well, thats the end of u, u have sinned just too much. Now, there is no way Jesus is gonna forgive u'. But then, God wud show me how merciful and compassionate He is. And how He is willing to forgive and accept me, if I truly return to Him with all my heart. God is a good God.

I really love this song, especially, the last stanza that I have highlighted..

GOD is good, we sing and shout it
GOD is good, we celebrate
GOD is good, no more we doubt it
GOD is good, we know it's true.

And when I think of His love for me,
My heart fills with praise
And I feel like dancing
For is His heart there is room for me
And I run with arms open wide.

What a loving Father we have! All glory to His name!!