With All My Heart
Written by Jarred Rushing
(4 minutes)
Yahweh is my revelation-light and the source of my salvation. I fear no one!
I'll never turn back and run, for you, Yahweh, surround and protect me.
When evil ones come to destroy me, they will be the ones who turn back.
My heart will not fear even if an army rises to attack.
I will not be shaken, even if war is imminent.
Here's the one thing I crave from Yahweh,
the one thing I seek above all else:
I want to live with him every moment in his house,
beholding the marvelous beauty of Yahweh,
filled with awe, delighting in his glory and grace.
I want to contemplate in his temple.
In the day of trouble, he will treasure me in his shelter,
under the cover of his tent.
He will lift me high upon a rock,
out of reach from all my enemies who surround me.
Triumphant now, I'll bring him my offerings of praise,
singing and shouting with ecstatic joy!
Yes, I will sing praises to Yahweh!
Hear my cry. Show me mercy, and send the help I need!
I heard your voice in my heart say, "Come, seek my face;"
my inner being responded, "Yahweh, I'm seeking your face with all my heart."
(Psalm 27:1-8)
"Yahweh, I'm seeking your face with all my heart."
With all my heart.
Craving one thing above all else, to behold Yahweh face-to-face, is a matter of the heart. This is where it all begins. Making our life about one thing demands 100% of our heart. It must be tender. It must be settled. It must be ever-drifting towards the thing we worship. That's how we're designed to be: ever-drifting towards the thing that our heart loves the most. It's a magnetic pull towards what we adore that supersedes time, space, and whatever activity we're engaged in at the moment. The heart is always returning to what it loves most. It's always conspiring and making plans on the best route back to worshipping that person, place, or thing.
Abba, am I seeking You with all my heart?
That's a relational question. And it's not an invitation to sit with shame, but an invitation into deeper intimacy. It's a revealing question as it demands that the heart answer with honesty to what it wants the most. Heart, what are you seeking with all of yourself? What are you thinking about throughout the day? What are you longing to get back to? What are you craving above all else?
Abba is inviting us into a deeper measure of intimacy.
I recently read a quote that said, "Honesty is the highest form of intimacy."
If that's true, then any invitation into a deeper measure of intimacy must begin with a deeper measure of honesty and truth. That's why the question, "Abba, am I seeking you with all of my heart?," can be quite uncomfortable at first. Because it demands that we be honest with Him and with ourselves. The heart must give an honest answer or we forfeit the invitation into that more intimate place. It's not unfair, it's how relationships work. The price of entry into more is always honesty about where we are currently. So, don't be afraid to entertain the question. There's always going to be infinitely more to Abba than we could ever encounter or experience in this lifetime. That's why eternal life is knowing Him (John 17:3), because it will take that long to unfold the riches and depths of love that are being offering to us in Him. Our covenant in our earthly marriage is to continually know and experience intimacy with our spouse for our entire life on this planet. Our covenant in our marriage to Yahweh is to continually know and experience intimacy with Him for all eternity. So let's start our week with thankfulness that we'll never "arrive" when it comes to Abba's love. It is limitless. It knows no bounds. Eternity has already started for us. We're experiencing true intimacy and face-to-face-ness with Abba that deepens with every walk we take with Him.
There will always be more, so let's respond to His invitation into deeper intimacy with a resounding, "Yes, and I do!" And let's allow Holy Spirit to lead us into an honest conversation with Abba about where our heart is right now and what it actually longs for. It may help you to know that the answer is not for Him - He already knows. The answer is for you. And when your honesty collides with Abba's goodness, you will have descended into deeper waters of intimacy with Him. His kindness leads us into real change and transformation, real metanoia.
Abba, am I seeking You with all my heart?
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