End Time...Harmonizing with God's Heart

(First published: Oct.18, 2017)

Introduction:

The Heart:

Really ... what is the heart?

In the context of the Scripture under consideration in this post:

Heart
[G2588]
= physical organ

= seat of spiritual life
= thoughts
= feelings (emotions)

= innermost part of God.       .. and man

The Literal Heart
   ... of the Bible

So one day ... after receiving several inquiries concerning how to heal emotions ... I asked God:

(Me)

Where in the Bible ... can information be found concerning how to heal emotions and broken hearts?

(Answer)

Go to the heart of the Bible.

(Me)

Where is the heart of the Bible?

(Answer)

... Turn to the last page of
    the Book of Revelation:

... Find the page number
... divide that number by 2
... then go to that page

   This will be the heart
                    of
             your Bible.
                    ♡

(Me)

Ohhhh...Duhhhhhh!!! 😏

Just an interesting story?

... Not at all ... Wait until you read the rest of this story ... which ends with "goose-bumps."

(BTW ... this is strictly a personal application ... of course ... everyone's Bible is different ... and there are other ways to determine the exact center of the Bible 

... Nevertheless ... I followed  the personal promptings given ... to see where that would specifically take me.)

... So I ... divided the last page number by 2 ... turned to the page ... and here is what I discovered:

(1)..I found myself in the Book of Psalms.

(2)..The left page was titled ..."The Awesome Works of God."

(3)..The right page was titled ..."The Triumphant God."

... and ... oh, yes ... the icing on the cake:

(4)..The number at the top ... left page ... was the day ... and ... last 2 digits of the year of my birthday! 

Okay ... This was now getting very personal ... so God had my full attention

... as He began to show me the many ways His Heart ... found in the Heart of the Word of God ... in the Book of Psalms ... can successfully heal hearts. 

But first I was led to the primary writer of the Book of Psalms for an introduction to this topic...

To have a better understanding of that which is written ... it usually helps to get acquainted with the personal life of the writer

... and in this case ... God has a lot to say about the man He selected to carry out His will in this matter of revealing the Heart of God and the heart of man:

A Man
   ... After God's
       ... Own Heart

v.20

"And after that
he gave unto them
judges 

about the space
of 

four hundred
and fifty years, 

until Samuel
the prophet.

v.21

And afterward
they desired a king: 

and
God gave unto them
Saul the son of Cis, 

a man of the tribe
of Benjamin, 

by the space of
forty years.
v.22

And when
he had removed him, 

he [God]
raised up unto them 

David
to be their king; 

to whom also
he [God] 

gave testimony,
and said, 

I have found
David the son
of Jesse, 

a man
after
mine own heart 

which shall
fulfil all my will."

-Acts 13:20-22

Harmonizing
   ...With 
       ... God's Heart

The most important ... things to remember ... about the passage above:

(1) After King Saul ... God called David to become king. 

(2) God had been watching David ... and found him to have a special love for ... and attentiveness to the Word of God.

(3) David's heart "harmonized" with the Heart of God.

          "a man after
       mine own heart"

"after"
[G2596]
= according to
   .. (in harmony with)

[G2250]
= daily with .. constantly
= constantly in harmony
   .. in accord with

(4) Because David's heart was harmonizing with God's Heart ... God could depend on David to carry out His will as King of Israel.

Here is another excellent example of God's expectations of those holding positions of authority

... and valuable reminder

... that it is not the position in which one happens to reside that makes one worthy of the position 

... but ... in the eyes of God ... it is the character of a person and quality of the relationship with God ... that makes one worthy of a position of authority

... for God expects all authority to submit to His Authority ... because He ... alone ... is the "Highest Power."(Rom.13)

The Disciple
   ... Jesus Loved  

"Now there was 

leaning on
Jesus' bosom 

one of
his disciples, 

whom
Jesus loved."

-John 13:23

The Apostle John provides another example of one who consistently harmonized with the heart of Jesus

... on one occasion ... physically demonstrating His affection for every Word that came from the heart of God

... by leaning on Jesus' heart at supper ... after Jesus had washed the disciples' feet

... emphasizing the importance of washing by the Water of the Word.

"I John,
who also am
your brother, 

and
companion
in tribulation, 

and
in the kingdom 

and
patience of
Jesus Christ, 

was in the isle
that is called Patmos, 

for the word of God, 

and
for the testimony 

of Jesus Christ." 

-Rev.1:9

Fast-forward ... to the Book of Revelation ... to see the disciple Jesus loved ... letting go of his life in this world ... to continue embracing and harmonizing ... with the heart of God

... persecuted and isolated on the Island of Patmos for His testimony and love for Jesus and the Word of God

... still testifying ... still writing for the glory of God ... busy in his old age ... providing most vital end time information for believers.

The Door
   ... to Heaven

"I am the door:
by me [Jesus]

if any man enter in, 

he shall be saved, 

and
shall go in and out, 

and
find pasture (food)."

-John 10:9

If Jesus is the "Door"... where do we find the "Key?"

If the "Key" is used to go in and out ... how can one go in and out of Jesus to find pasture/food to feed the spirit and restore the soul?

There is a Way ... which we can discover:

The Key
   ... of David

"And the key 

of the house
of David 

will I lay upon his shoulder; 

so he shall open, 

and
none shall shut; 

and
he shall shut, 

and
none shall open.

-Isaiah 22:22

 ... King David holds the "Key."

"And to the angel
of the church
in Philadelphia 

write; 

These things saith he 

that is holy,
he that is true, 

he that hath
the key of David, 

he that openeth, 

and no man shutteth; 

and shutteth, 

and no man openeth;

"I know thy works:

behold,
I have set before thee 

an open door, 

and
no man can shut it: 

for
thou hast a little strength, 

and
hast kept my word, 

and
hast not denied
my name." 

-Rev.3:7-8

... The Church in Philadelphia has the "Key of David"

... and has used the "Key" to open the "Door."

... How was the "Door" opened?

The Church in Philadelphia 

1..kept the Word of God

... and ...

2..embraced His Name.

... What is the "Key of David?"

... It is the "Name of God."

... What is the "Name of God?"

"And he was clothed 

with a vesture
dipped in blood: 

and
his name is called 

The Word of God."      

(Rev. 19:13)

           Key of David
        = Word of God =

This "Key of David" is the "Key" to the "Door"

... the written and living Word of God

... which is Jesus ... and Jesus is the "Door"/Way to Heaven.

In End Times it is the "Key"

... that opens the "Door"... opens the Word of God

... the "Holy Bible

... allowing us to go in and out of it

... as God opens it ... like opening the cover of my Bible ... like a door ... and spiritually feeding from it

... being nourished and purified by it ... made ready ... and counted worthy to escape the wrath of God's judgment ... that is soon to come upon the whole earth:

"Because thou hast

kept the word 

of my patience, 

I also will keep thee 

from the hour
of temptation, 

which shall come 

upon all the world, 

to try them 

that dwell
upon the earth.

Behold, I come quickly: 

hold that fast which thou hast, 

that no man
take thy crown."

-Rev.3:10-11

While the author of Psalm 119 is unnamed; most historians agree that this psalm is a compilation of King David's writings. 

This conclusion is validated by David's emphasis on exalting the Word of God

... as his love for the Word resonated in his heart throughout his entire lifetime ... and throughout everything he wrote

which is the very reason God called him:
            "a man after
          mine own heart"

... further revealed in a closer consideration of Psalm 119.

... ..