“That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.” - 1 Kings 8v58
Our hearts are not naturally inclined toward God. They always seem to be inclined away from God and toward the world. We tend to like “us” and the world and it is only by the help of the Holy Spirit that our hearts are ever inclined in His direction.
Only when our hearts are truly inclined toward Him can we hope to so what follows; walk in His way, and keep His commandments. Whereas at the beginning of the section there is a prayer, and at the end an instruction to what the people should do, “Let your heart be loyal to the Lord our God.”
What kind of heart do you have toward? What is its inclination? Will you be inclined to follow the Lord today or the desires of your own flesh and the world? Let God incline your heart and then be loyal to Him.
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