# Your Heart

Category: Integrity & Godly Character
Key Passage: 1 Kings 11:1-9
Speaker: Paul Chisgar
Date: June 7, 2024

And they went away to Gatlinburg, and they couldn’t have wild parties here, so they had to go to Gatlinburg. I’m teasing with them, of course. They, for an anniversary trip, for the anniversary. And Little Ryan, he was great, but they started to get a little fussy, you know, and just something wasn’t right in his world. He didn’t have it all figured up, but he did something wasn’t right, and his mom and dad came home today.

And they said, just like you’d call them right back down and settle down. Glad to have his mom and dad here. That’s the way it should be. Great, good to have them here also. And I’m good to have my daughter, and over there playing the organ. That’s just great. I was worried about her playing some, you know, some rock and roll music or something. But she did good. She did good. And good to have both of my children here with us tonight, my daughter-in-law. She’s not going to let me forget years ago. I think I called her our son-in-law. So I got it right tonight. Good to have my daughter-in-law tonight. That’s great. So praise the Lord for that.

It seems like every year you do the same. Read through your Bible and I read this part of Solomon’s life. And it speaks to my heart several times God has led me to preach on this. I almost avoid it. The Lord has already preached on it, but the Lord knows better than I. And so I feel like we’re back here. We’ve been here several times in the past. They say about Lester Roloff, Lester Roloff never had an outline. He just preached for the house. At one time he was preaching with Lester Roloff, and he said, hey, I got an outline. You know, and to those preachers, wow, Brother Roloff’s got out. He never had outlines.

And Brother Howell said he was kind of proud of himself. He had an outline, and it was a three-by-five card, had three words only, that was his outline. And the Lord just led him, but they said you could tell what time of year it was by what subject or what Bible text he used because he just typically, as he’s reading his Bible through, that’s where he’s preaching on that, you know, and you kind of know what time of year it was by what he’s preaching on. And I feel a little bit like that tonight, preaching on Solomon.

Many of you just finished reading about Solomon, and it just speaks to my heart every time. I thought the Lord wanted us to cover it again. So if you’ve heard this message, of course, it’s different every year, but if you’ve heard it, you can go ahead and sleep. Not, not. But it’s different every year, but I just felt like the Lord wanted us to go back to it. And your heart is just key.

Sometimes as Christians we focus on just one verse. Jeremiah 17:9, the Bible talks about how wicked your heart is and deceitful and desperately wicked above all things—who can know? And it’s true, that next verse, but the Lord, he knows it, and he tries the reins of it. And that verse, of course, is biblical, it’s right, but then there’s other verses that talk about a pure heart. Good ground, you have a good heart, honest and a good heart with patience. You therefore bear fruit. The Bible also speaks about a good heart. The Bible compares it to the tree. You’re not going to have good fruit unless you have a good tree. Talk about your heart there. Bless your other purine heart, for they shall see God. And so by God and his leadership of the Holy Spirit, you can have a good heart.

You don’t trust your heart. You guide your heart. You don’t trust it. You’re foolish, the Bible talks about there. But you can guide it. You can have a good heart. But your heart’s key. If you’re going to have good fruit in your life, your heart. You know the verse over there in Proverbs 4: Keep by heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life. Your heart, it’s the center, it’s the core of you. If you’re going to have good issues and good fruit, you’ve got to have a good heart, the right kind of heart. And just for a little while tonight, let’s talk about Solomon and what happened to his heart a little bit later on in life. And just crucial, I believe, what God shares with us here. We’re in First Kings chapter number 11. Would you please stand? We’re going to read down through verse number nine of 1st Kings 11. And we’ll start in verse number one, if you would please. Here we go.

“But the king, excuse me, but King Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites and Ammonites, Edomites, and Zidonians, and Hittites, and of the nations concerning which the Lord said in the children of Israel, you should not go into them, neither shall they come into you, for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods.” Solomon clave unto these in love. And he had 700 wives, princes, and 300 concubines. And his wives turned away his heart.

Now, I’ve got to put a side note in there. Can you imagine this guy? If they’re going, all of them’s going to church or a banquet, can you imagine? He’ll never get in the restroom. I mean, all those ladies putting makeup on, he just, there’s no way. I tell you what, he’s in a bad road, you know. But let’s keep reading verse number four. “For it came to pass when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods. And his heart was not perfect with the Lord His God, as was the heart of David, his father. For Solomon went after Ashtaroth, the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom, the abomination of the Ammonites. And Solomon did Eve die the Lord and went not fully after the Lord, as did David, his father. Then did Solomon build a high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Moloch, the abomination of the children of Ammon, and likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burned incense and sacrifices under their gods.” And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the Lord God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice.

And would you pray, just ask the Lord to… Oh, may the end product have a heart that stays right with him. Would you pray for that as I pray for the same? Lord, I am—preached on this, I don’t know how many times over the years, Lord, but I believe you want it again. So, Lord, would you make it fresh? Lord, I’ve tried to change some things and whatnot, but, Lord, in the end, it’ll be you that makes it real and fresh and new to your people, Lord. Help us to grow, Lord. Speak to us if there are things that are turning our hearts from you. Lord, I need you to speak to me about those things. Would you speak to all of us tonight about those things? Lord, I sure would like it a few years from now, my heart and the hearts of these people would still be in your hand. And use tonight to that end, Father, please. We’re asking for that in the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen. Thank you so much for standing. Be seated.

Solomon really had it all going for him. I mean, you just talk about a man that had it going for him. We recently preached on Wednesday nights about David being a poor father. I do think as he got older, Solomon, younger, I believe he grew and became a good dad to Solomon. I think Solomon had a good relationship. Of course, a lot of Proverbs is about that, not all, but a lot. Solomon’s mom stuck up for him. Remember at the end there, as David’s about to pass, that some tried to lead Adonijah to be king, and Adonijah tried to take the throne, and yet his mom stood up for her son and said, “No, David, you said Solomon was going to be king.” Seemed like he had a good relationship with his mom. That last verse we read there mentions how the Lord himself had appeared to Solomon twice. Wow. Can you imagine that? No, the Bible wasn’t completed, so things were touched different than him. But can you imagine if the Lord appeared to you and you were able to converse? That’s what happened. Remember the Lord says, Solomon, he had just built the temple to the Lord. Remember, God didn’t let David do that, but Solomon. Solomon, he built the temple and God was pleased with God. Solomon, whatever, what do you want, Solomon? Solomon responded so wisely. He said, “Give me an understanding heart, wisdom, so I know how to come in and go out before these people.” The nation of Israel is such a mighty people.

And God was very pleased with what Solomon asked. He said, Solomon, you didn’t ask for riches and all the rest of that. And so I said, I’m going to give you what you asked for, but now of that, I’ll give you the riches and all that. Solomon’s so wise. Wise this man besides Jesus Christ, Solomon. The Queen is she but so far away she had heard of Solomon. She came to town. She came to D.C., if you will, to visit Solomon. She seen, I like one thing that she noticed and she said, man, all his servants are happy. I want to think that’s significant. And then when it was all said and done, she seen his wisdom. He told everything was in her heart and the wealth. This is how much gold they had at that time. They made shields to protect it from arrows. They made shields out of gold. Can you imagine that? Silver and the brass. You couldn’t count how much was in the kingdom of Solomon, just all over the place, and making shields out of gold. We don’t even have that today. I mean, you would have gold rings, whatnot, you know, but just incredible how God blessed Solomon. And he met with God himself. That’s when we get the wonderful verse over in 2 Chronicles 7:14, “If my people should call by my name, shall humble themselves and pray, seek my face and turn from their wicked ways.” That’s when God was speaking to Solomon. If you backslide, I got to bring judgment. Hey, I’ll hear and heal and forgive him. But that’s Solomon. God’s speaking to Solomon. What a great man. I had so much going for him. Look over. You’re right there. Look at chapter number 10, verse number 23. Chapter number 10, look at verse number 23, speaking of Solomon. Chapter 10, verse number 23: “So King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and wisdom.” And all the earth sought Solomon to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart. Wow, what a state that the Bible has. This man just had everything going his way, if you will. Had God’s hand, his anointing on him, had God’s wisdom and God’s blessing, and the kingdom was just called the Golden Age of Israel typically. They had expanded their borders. He was amazing that he didn’t fight for the most part. He just had a way where he’d have the countries around him paying his taxes. It’s amazing. He’s a peaceful man. But he… He’d always get the best end of the deal. Just a wise man, Solomon.

Yet this wise man, this man that God had met with personally, had a flaw. How can the wisest man have such a flaw? He instructed his son about this, warning him in the book of Proverbs. He had a flaw. The very thing that he told him, don’t do this, he did it. What was his flaw? Well, if you look over in chapter number three, really the Bible begins to kind of shed a little light on it. Chapter 3 and verse number 1, it tells where it all began, if you will. Chapter 3, look in verse number 1, if you will, of 1st Kings.

And Solomon made affinity. Now that doesn’t mean like Buzz Lightyear, all right. It’s not what it’s talking about. Some of you got that, some of you didn’t, all right? But that’s not what’s talking about there. I don’t know where that came from. But Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh, King of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter and brought her into the city of David until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the Lord and the wall of Jerusalem round about. Now they’re saying affinity. What does that mean? It’s a political move, very prominent in that day and time. A king would go in an alliance with another king, and sometimes the way they would seal that alliance is they would, this king would say, “I’ll give you my daughter to wife.” Now think about that. If that king there, Egypt, by the way, the one is mentioned there, but many he did with many of them, Egypt was very powerful. But imagine if you had that king’s daughter in your palace, you’re married to her, will you be a little bit careful about attacking that capital city? You wouldn’t want to go to war because you’re fighting against your own daughter and her husband. It was a way they would make alliance and leagues and make allies. And Solomon did that very much. It was a good political move, but it wasn’t a good godly move. It was politically correct in that day and time, but it wasn’t God’s will, sinful. You see, Solomon politically why he would do it. God had wanted him not to do it. You see, God had given very clear instructions about this thing. Look over in Deuteronomy chapter number seven, if you would. And he talks to Israel and even to the kings in places. Look at this saying over in Deuteronomy, chapter number seven.

And look at verse number three, if you will. Deuteronomy 7, verse number 3: “Neither shalt thou make marriages with them.” The nations around you. Thy daughter, thou should not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son. For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods, so will the anger of the Lord catch fire and destroy thee suddenly." Friend, is exactly what God said would happen. It happened. When the wisest man thought he was a little bit wiser than God, it didn’t turn out so good. And the exact thing that God said would happen, it happened. By the way, this may be the first time that the king of Israel was really the guy of the world, if you will, the world sought after him for his wisdom. David was a fighter, but this Solomon, the world sought after him. And yet, in the midst of all this, Solomon made just a classic dumb move. I’m not sure why. I’m amazed even that commentaries will kind of try to justify Solomon’s decision to marry these other women. I’m shocked by that. But the Bible, the scripture, is very, very clear that it’s a sin. It’s wrong.

Now let’s just try to draw a couple conclusions real quickly today, all right? Number one, look, if Solomon, this wise man, this man that God Almighty had put in his heart wisdom, people around the world come to find and get wisdom—this man, if his heart could be turned, my heart can be turned. Your heart can be turned. You’re not above that. Solomon was not above it. We’re not above it. Hey, my heart can be turned and pulled. You know, Solomon? I think he was on fire for God for years and years. For God to meet with him like that, he had to be very, very close to God. I believe he walked with God. Yet, his heart was turned.

You know, it’s a sad thing when you see someone living for God and they’re just sold out. You see it. If you’re in church for years, you’ll see it many a time. Somebody who comes to church, they get on fire for God. Man, they’re just sold out and they’re excited about everything. They’re in their Bible. Praise the Lord, we had someone that got saved on Easter Sunday morning. They were here this morning. They’ve been in their Bible. What a blessing it is to see God change your life. God’s just changing their life. Wonderful. And you see some man, they’re just growing and they’re excited and they’re becoming a soul and they’re getting in church and they’re involved. Something pulls their heart. I think of a couple that was in our church years ago. Man, they were so on fire for God. I remember visiting them. And remember when I knocked on the door and they said, man, pastor, come in. They said, we have got revival going on in our home. We can’t talk about anything besides church and the Bible. And they’re just so excited about things of God. I remember he had been a fireman for years, and he wasn’t at that moment. And he told me this. He said, you know, I’ve been in a lot of house fires, and he said, and I’m not saying this was always true, but this is what he was telling me. He said, I had yet to see a King James Version Bible burn. I’ve seen others, but he said, I’ve never seen one burn. I thought it was interesting. Man, they’re just on fire for God. And he got offered a position at a restaurant, running the restaurant. And in order to do that, they had to work on Sunday. The owner said it was about the busiest day. And I watched slowly as their heart got turned away. I haven’t seen him in years. They lost their fire. Why? The heart got turned. All of us can have our hearts turned. Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth, take heed, lest he fall.

Now here’s a good thing about it. Your heart can be turned. All of our hearts are turned. It can be turned for bad, as here with Solomon, or it can be turned for good. Kind of reminds you that passage over there in Matthew 6:21: “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” No, no, where your treasure is, your heart follows. Your heart can be pulled and can be turned. And it’s so important we put our treasure in the right place that our heart follows. But your heart can be turned. It can be turned to good or bad. By the way, praise the Lord, you’re in church. That’s very much of keeping your heart turned right. And man in the house of God, good friends, and a good church family. The preaching—God chose the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. And good godly music. Sometimes it’s so important just to get some good godly music. I like to play music in our house. And we have speakers going through our house. This morning I turned Sarah’s rock and roll music off and put good godly music on. I’m teasing with it, but I did. I like good music. I turn good music on, is what I’m saying. This morning going to happen. It’s good. It’ll keep your heart in the right place.

But also Satan is watching, and here’s the thing about Satan. You see, his main desire—sure, he would like it if he can wreck and ruin your life right off the bat—but his main desire is if he could just get your heart away from God, even if it’s something that’s not sinful, as long as your heart is not fully, wholly given to God. That’s what Satan’s after. And he can get, and he’s watching what really has an attachment to you, and he’s trying to use that to pull your heart. Hobbies—hobbies aren’t sinful unless they pull your heart from God. It could be friends. Friends are not sinful. You ought to have good friends, not saying wrong friends. But these things can turn our heart. Can I—can I just say something here for just a moment? This probably is the greatest tool that Satan has to attach to your heart in our day and time. Y’all be honest with me here a little bit. Look, that’s—we’ve talked to—we don’t go visit much anymore. We talk. I’m in driving John’s truck. They stole our cars. So I got demoted, you know. I mean, they got the car. My wife got my truck and I got John’s truck, you know, it’s nice. John says, hey, watch it. Don’t talk about the truck now, you know. But my phone’s not connected. It doesn’t connect. And so, man, I’ve had a tough time. You know, I can’t talk while I’m driving. That’s what I make most of my phone calls. But here’s the thing: Hey, your phone—most of your music you listen to on the phone, young folk at least, whether it be Pandora, Spotify, or all these other things—that’s where your music comes from, your phone. Social media is on your phone. Half the time you watch movies, by the way. Movies are very important. They’ll pull on your heart. We’re at the yard sale, and Brother Glenn has never watched Where the Red Fern Grows. And so he took it home. I said, Brother Glenn, let me tell you what to do: Don’t watch that around anybody, because you’re going to cry like a baby, like all of us do when we watch that movie. Have you watched it yet, brother? No, yeah. Man, it will pull at your heart. And I’m telling you, if somehow—and they can’t go back—we’ve seen everything you look at on social media or Instagram, YouTube, whatever, and we’ve heard your conversations and we’ve seen the music you’re listening to, we pretty much will know which way your heart is getting pulled by what’s going on that thing right there. Young people, it is such a gauge—you can find out where your heart’s getting pulled by what goes on with that phone right there. Adults too. You know, they say Facebook—the people that use Facebook typically for hours and hours are not the younger generation. It’s Generation X, the ones that are on it for hours and hours and hours. Now they got theirs. Facebook’s old for them. That’s old half. They’re like, ah, that’s ancient for them, you know. But your phone, I guarantee you, if I knew what’s going on your phone, I pretty much know which way your heart’s getting tugged on. And, friend, if Solomon’s not above it, we’re not above it either. Your heart, it can get turned. So crucial. Watch what you’re allowing to attach to your heart.

Jay Wilbur Chapman, a great preacher, great Christian years ago. This is what he said. He said, “The rule that governs my life is this.” Did you notice that he had a rule that governed his life? You got to start with that right there. “The rule that governs my life is this: Anything that dims my vision of Christ or takes away my taste for Bible study or cramps my prayer life or makes Christian work difficult is wrong for me, and I must as a Christian turn away from it.” Wow. Maybe that’s why I stayed on fire for the Lord for so many years.

And look at this little statement in verse number four. If you look back over there, please, just a little part of this. Verse number four, you’re over there, First Kings 11, verse number four. You’re there tonight, amen? Good deal. Verse four: “It came to pass when Solomon was old.” Now, the Bible had that in there, of course, for a reason. It took time. I think he was fairly young, according to most Bible scholars, when he made affinity.

So here’s what: It took time for his heart. Satan, remember over there, when it mentions Satan over there in Genesis 3, as a form of the snake, is very subtle, very sly, very slick, very slow many times. And Satan knows, if you can get a hold of your heart being pulled, you’re not going to go from being on fire for the Lord to building other temples to false gods. That did happen to Solomon, but it took a while, gradually. I don’t know how many years it took. And amazing, I think Solomon had served the Lord for years, but his heart slowly got turned away. Until the end of Solomon’s life was very sad. His ending was very sad. Such a very, very sad thing.

Now let me say a note about that over the years. It’s not only important where you are today, but it’s very important what direction you’re pointed today. You remember Lot over there? Lot, he pitched his tent towards Sodom. I think he’s chapter 13 in Genesis. The very next chapter you’ll find Lot in Sodom. But it started just with him changing his direction. You know, there’s a lot of churches. A lot of churches, they’re pretty decent today, but they’ve changed their direction. Fifteen, twenty, thirty years down the road, the Lord doesn’t come back—wow, I don’t know where they’ll be at. And man, he was here this morning. He’s been coming here late, and God’s working his heart, and some blessing to see. And he’s sharing with him a little bit about his life. And he said, years ago, I used to go to a good church in East Tennessee when I lived over there. He said, but they got bigger. And he was referencing our new building. And he said, they did watch, and they changed. And he said, are you going to change? I said, no, sir. I’ve told the people, and we’re just going to stay the same. If we’ve got to stay in an old building to stay the same, we’ll just stay in an old building. I sure, we’re not going to change it. He said, well, I’m glad to hear that. By the way, he’s been out of church, but he’s going through a difficult time. He needs the church. He knows it’s standing for the truth. So many people like that in there, but it’s not just important where you’re at today, but it’s important the direction you’re turning. By the way, parents, be so careful with that. You may have enough old-time religion in you, you’re not going to go too far out. But if you go down that road or that direction, excuse me, often it’s the children to pay the expense for parents being turned to their own direction. Sad thing, biblical thing. We don’t have time to get in there a whole lot tonight. But you can check it out in many different places. Revelation is a good place with the seven church of age matter. Oh, friend, I admire more and more people that have served God over the long haul and they finish right. When he was old, his heart got turned.

I was saying Brother Dumpert, they were having song service, and he kept turning the pages and giving it to Brother Dillon. And Brother Dillon said, “I can find my own page. I don’t need you to find my pages.” No, they didn’t. But I was watching these, and I thought, praise God. Those men, I’m not going to say they’re old. They’re just wise, we’ll say that way. You know, they do have a little of a—they do have a little gray hair just a little bit, you know. But praise the Lord, in order for that to happen, there’s got to be times in your life when you cut some strings where Satan is trying to pull you. And they’re very sly and slick about it. Slowly, he’ll turn your heart away from the Lord. Solomon’s old at this point. And these mistakes he made, and for years have been pulling on him, finally took their toll. Oh, Fred, maybe you just need to decide tonight: I’m going to finish right. I’m going to finish right. In order to do that, you have to guard your heart. You must.

Now, this last assault will be done tonight. Be very careful with things that you’re naturally attracted to. Satan is watching, walking about, seeking whom he may devour. He’s a sly old fox, and he’ll see things you’re naturally attracted to. Look at verse number two here, verse number two. Now this passage, verse number two, 1 Kings 11: “Of the nations concerning which the Lord said in the children of Israel, you should not go into them, neither shall they come into you, for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods.” Solomon played unto these in love. It starts off the chapter 1st of one, but King Solomon loved many strange women.

Now here’s the thing: your heart, it’s going to naturally have a bend somewhere. By the way, Solomon had a choice. You just don’t fall in love where you have no choice in the matter. You choose to let yourself fall in love. Thirty-one times the Bible will either tell you not to love something or to love something. He’s not going to tell you thirty-one times to love or not unless you have control over the matter. “Love not the world, neither of the things that are in the world.” When I say, “You love thine enemies.” “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul, and suit.” You have a choice in the matter. But you also have a natural bend attraction. Satan’s watching. You see, for some, sports—you just don’t really do that much for you. I like sports, and many others like sports, and if that’s a bend you got to be careful with that. Not that sports are wrong, sinful—no, I like it. But Satan, he’s watching for the things you’re just naturally drawn to, and he’ll use those to try to turn your heart. They’re not sinful necessarily.

Some people love music. They just love it. It matters so much to them. It’s a little bit of their life. Satan will try to get some music they like, but it’s not right, to pull their heart. And he’s watching, what’s your thing? All of us grandparents love our grandbabies, right? That’s your thing. And I’m not saying sinful things, but I’m saying Satan’s watching. He’s trying to find out the thing. Maybe it’s friends, and you just have a hard time letting loose of the wrong kind of friends. Satan knows that. Solomon, he loved it, there’s a Bible says. And Satan knew that. So much money. The love of money is root of all evil, the love of it. And Satan knows that, and you can’t serve God and man. So Satan’s always looking for these things. That’s why the Bible says so much about some things that aren’t sinful in and of themselves, but we must be very wise about how I let them in my life and rule in my life. Philippians 4, verse number—oh, I can’t see it right away. I’m going to look at it. By verse number five: “Let your moderation be known unto all men.” Moderation, I believe, biblically has to do with keeping your passions under control. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Hey, you don’t have long to serve me, and I better keep my passions under control or else I’ll turn my heart.

You know, the end of Solomon was a sad deal. Such a great man, had so much going for him. And in the end, God raised up an enemy and just kind of always hampering Solomon. He’s a relative of Solomon. And Solomon spent the last years of his life trying to kill that man. Now that man stayed over in Egypt, believe it was, until Solomon passed off the scene, then he came on to see it again. God uses Ecclesiastes and uses Solomon to pen the book of Ecclesiastes. I used to read the book of Ecclesiastes years ago, and man, it kind of, it would a little bit, oh, disillusioned me. Almost get me in a point of discouragement because I didn’t understand the theme of it: “Under the sun.” Twenty-seven times, twelve chapters, “under the sun,” “under the sun,” “under the sun.” And Solomon, at the end of his life, he wasn’t living for God as a backslidden Christian, and he said, like, “I’ve got everything the world says you have to have, I got it all,” and it’s all vanity of vanities, all is vanity. And God uses a backslidden Solomon to write that. Now, in the end, he clarifies it in chapter 12: “Let us hear the conclusion of the matter: Fear God, keep his commandments,” and so on. It’s just sad the ending of his life. As far as we know, as far as I can tell, Solomon never got right. God was angry. It says he was angry. The Lord was angry with him. You don’t have peace when God’s angry with you. There’s no joy. So I saw it and says, I’ve sought after it all. I mean, he’s sought after with plants and gardens and exotic animals and women and wine. And he, oh, you read the book of Ecclesiastes and says, it’s just old, ain’t it? He’s an empty old man, because he let his heart be pulled. As far as we know, he never got right.

You’ve heard it before. It’s nothing new for many of you. But can’t I just challenge you tonight? Hey, let’s just—this invitation. We’re going to have an invitation. Would you let the Holy Spirit kind of go through your, or maybe around your heart? The strings that are attached to your heart. Is there something draining you of energy for God? And it’s pulling and tugging and turning your heart? Satan, I don’t know. Maybe it was pride that rooted in, they say, you know. Well, I can handle all these wives and concubines, mistresses. You know, I can handle it and stay right. But he didn’t. Neither will I, neither will you. Would you just allow God to kind of just search around your heart?

And I actually done another thing in invitation. Would you give your heart again to the Lord? We’re going to have invitation. I’m not going to have you raise your hand. But during this invitation, would you—sometimes I try, and it’s not about that organ pumping it. It’s about your heart to sit. But sometimes I say, hey, Lord, I’m putting my heart in your hands again. Would you do that? Would you give him your heart? Satan’s so sly trying to just divert you a little bit. When you’re old, sometimes it hurts us so much. Would you bow your heads and close your eyes, please?

We’re going to have a word of prayer. Would you just allow the Lord to search your heart? Would you give your heart again to him tonight? Would you please stand? We’ll have a little prayer and we’ll have invitation. Let’s just, hey Lord, allow him to take an inventory of your heart. Would you allow him, not me but him? Would you give your heart a fresh new to him tonight? Let’s pray you come. Lord, thank you. It just seems every time I read it, it sticks out to me so much. Thank you for showing it to us. Lord, even in my life, forgive me, I’ve allowed things to turn to pull my heart from you. Forgive me, Lord. Help me to cut strings. And Lord, again, help us to give our heart to you. Lord, bless our people tonight. Grow us. Let us be faithful Christians. Finish right for you tonight. Use tonight to that end. In Jesus, and we pray, amen.

Would you come? Just spend some time to the Lord tonight. You ever find your heart, you’re like, “I was so on fire, why do I lose it so quickly? Why’s it gone so quickly?” So often when you’re there, if you look around, there’s something, something just tugging, turning, pulling on your heart. There’s been times I say, you know, I need to start watching closer what I watch, but I listen to. I want my heart to be on fire over the years for the Lord. We’ll sing another verse. Would you come?

Original File: Your Heart - Pastor Paul Chisgar Sunday PM 50221