Hearts that are Set

I John 3 says the way we know we belong to the truth…and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence…is by loving Him not with just words but in action.

Disobedient children are not at rest.  They are constantly getting into the next scuffle, messing up the next room, or causing the next problem.  They might stomp their feet and say, “Sorry!” but the next chance they get they’re at it again.  A loving father disciplines these children and holds them close to his chest to calm them down – to bring them to a place of rest.

It’s no different with our heavenly father.  If we are constantly running around mistrusting Him, taking care of things on our own because we’re not sure if He’s aware or cares, and we stir up trouble by all of our fretting, we are not at rest. 

It’s up to us – we make the choice – to SET OUR HEARTS at rest in his presence.  

In other words, we choose to obey, we choose to trust, and choose to come close when He calls us to sit a while and be at peace – cease from our movement – and REST.