Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became kind, and he reign in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother was Jehoaddin, from Jerusalem. Amaziah did what was pleasing in the Lord's sight, but not wholeheartedly.Doing the right thing with the right heart...
The heart, the heart and its condition.
The heart in our physical body is the most important organ, and I believe our "spiritual heart" is as well the most important aspect of our spiritual life.
Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Proverbs 4:23
Many people have a right heart. They love God and they really want to do the right thing in every situation. But there are others who have a wrong heart, even when they do "the right" thing... the do the "right thing" with the wrong motives.
In this passage we read about Amaziah who did what was right on the outside but inside he often resented what he had to do.
His obedience was best half-hearted. When the prophet promised God's deliverance, Amaziah first complained about the money that had been lost (25:9).. and he also valued military success more than God's will.
So even when this king, did "the right things" God was not pleased with him, for God really knows the condition of the heart.
But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart." 1 Samuel 16:7
Let's look at another example.
When the Bible says about giving.. 2 Corinthians 9:7 says God loves a cheerful giver, a person who gives not out of compulsion or with a bad attitude but someone who has a willing heart.
Today let us search our own hearts and root out any resistance to obeying God. When we comply while at the same time we grudge is not true obedience.
Let us make sure that we are not only doing the right thing, but we also the attitude in our heart is pleasing to the Lord.
Have a blessed weekend,
Angie