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"God Knows My Heart"

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“What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house: Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)” 1 Kings 8:38-39

I’ve heard the phrase, “Well God knows my heart” (meaning, “He knows I intend to do well”). God knows our heart — yes, that is true. But do we know what God knows about our heart? It is “deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked” (Jeremiah 17:9). God knows our heart is plagued by sin. He knows that it is impossible for us to “do good” APART from Him indwelling us. The beauty is that, though our heart is wicked, God is willing and able to cleanse our heart and renew a right spirit within us (Psalm 51:10).

Mephibosheth: A Picture of the Redeemed

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The other day in my Bible reading, I read about Mephibosheth — and realized how he is a good picture of the redeemed. Look…
“And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father’s sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.” 2 Samuel 9:7
– It was nothing he did to merit a changed position; we did nothing to merit salvation with God.
– He could have rejected the king’s offer but accepted; we could have rejected salvation, but accepted.
– David blessed him for Jonathan’s sake; we are blessed because of Jesus’ sake.
– He was still lame, but his position changed; we are still flesh, though our soul is redeemed.
– He stayed loyal to David out of love and gratitude; it ought to be love and gratitude to God that keeps us faithful.


Scripture Designs 04

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This week I decided to add the thoughts that I originally shared when I posted the verses on FB and IG (below the images).


If all that is within me is focused on blessing God, then it leaves no room for grumbling, self-pity, selfishness, or pride.


In times of discouragement, where is our focus? On how cast down we are? Or on the God of our hope, our praise, and our health?


“For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.” Galatians 5:13-14


Whether our trouble is flooding in Louisiana, fires in California, terrorist attacks, or simple, everyday struggles, God IS our very present help in our time of need!

Scripture Designs

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I recently got my first paid-app for my iPhone, and I’ll admit, I’m loving it!! One of the reasons I love it is because it gives me a chance to share God’s Word more. 🙂 If you’re on Instagram, I usually design one a day from the Scripture I’ve read. Follow me @amandateroauthor. For those of you who aren’t, I’ll be putting them up on here on the blog … just not consistently one a day. You’ll just get a great dose of Scripture once a week. 😉 Here are some for this week!

Spiritual Battles

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“For the Lord your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.” Deuteronomy 20:4

Such is true in the spiritual world — “for we wrestle not against flesh and blood.” And in these battles, we must arm ourselves with God’s armor. Our flesh cannot fight spiritual battles; we must rely on the Lord.

Is He our Praise?

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“He is thy praise” — when the day is cloudy and it seems my every step is a struggle.

“He is thy praise” — when my hopes are dashed.

“He is thy praise” — when others laud me for something I could only accomplish through Him.

Is He indeed my praise in all things?

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What would you add to this list?

“He is thy praise” — when …

Seeking from Thence

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So often, we get imprisoned by “how far we’ve gone” that we never stop where we are at to seek God.

Deuteronomy 4:29 gives a special look on this, “But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find Him, if thou seek Him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.” (emphasis mine)

God promises that when we seek Him “from thence” (where we are, at that moment), with our whole heart, we will find Him.

Are you caught in a place you know you shouldn’t be? Stop and seek God from right here.