A Heart Removed from the Lord

Isaiah 29:13 - "Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:"

Isaiah 30:1-2 - "Woe to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin. That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt!"

Isaiah 31:1 - "Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek they Lord!"

Isaiah 34:16 - "Seek ye out the book of the Lord, and read..."

It is my prayer that I would never remove my heart from the Lord... This struggle is a battle worth fighting for, and with the Lord's help through the Spirit He has given us (Eph 1:13-14), we can succeed.

It is very clear from the Word of God that God does not want us to have lips that speak of Him and about Him and then find our heart far from Him, but this is also something that is very easy to do when we make a habit out of retaining the knowledge of God and His Word in our minds without letting it sink down into our hearts through belief. The Scriptures are clear: if we let His Words sink down into our hearts through belief, then it will work mightily in our daily lives... 1Thessalonians 2:13 - "For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received [it] not [as] the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe." If we receive this verse to be true, and we ought to if we are bible-believers, then we must conclude that if God's Word is not "effectually" working in our lives, then we are either not in God's Word or we are not letting the precious seed of God's Word make its way to the good soil of our heart.

Where do you stand in light of God's eternal Truth?

A few GREAT quotes by Leonard Ravenhill

"Is the world crucified to you tonight? Or does it fascinate you?"

"There’s only one proof of the Holy Ghost in your life and that’s a holy life"

"God doesn't answer prayer. He answers desperate prayer! Your prayer life denotes how much you depend on your own ability, and how much you really believe God. The more self-confidence you have, the less you pray. The less self-confidence you have, the more you have to pray."

"Many pastors criticize me for taking the Gospel so seriously. But do they really think that on Judgment Day, Christ will chastise me, saying, ‘Leonard, you took Me too seriously’?”

"My main ambition in life is to be on the Devil’s most wanted list."

"There’s a difference between changing your opinion, and changing your lifestyle."

"A true shepherd leads the way. He does not merely point the way."

"If a Christian is not having tribulation in the world, there’s something wrong!"