THE HEART GOD LOVES

JEREMIAH 17:9

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

We sometimes talk about loving God with all our hearts but have we stopped to think about what God of heart God can love? The Bible declares to us that we have, by virtue of being born a sinner, a deceitful heart. What can we do then, by God’s grace, to have a heart that God can love?

 

I. WE MUST HAVE A PURE HEART

 

1. A Pure Heart is One that Will See God [Ps. 24:3-4, Mt. 5:8]

 

2. A Pure Heart is One that Has Called on God [2 Tm. 2:22, Heb. 10:22]

 

3. A Pure Heart is One that Shows God’s Love [1 Tm. 1:5, 1 Pet. 1:22]

 

II. WE MUST HAVE A PREPARED HEART [2 Chr. 12:14]

 

1. By the Word [Ezra 7:10, James 1:22]

 

2. By Humble Prayer [Ps. 10:17]

 

3. By Sanctification [1 Sam. 7:3, 2 Chr. 20:33]

 

III. WE MUST HAVE A PURPOSED HEART

 

1. Purpose Not to Defile Ourselves [Dan. 1:8]

 

2. Purpose to Cleave Unto the Lord [Acts 11:23]

 

3. Purpose to Give Unto the Lord [2 Cor. 9:7]