What a wonderful phase. It holds so much comfort to me in so many ways. I-belong-to-Him!! NOW!! Forever! No one can change that fact. “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.” Ezekiel 36:26
My Heart Belongs To Jesus
When I was 12, I knew I didn’t want to die. I was terrified. Why? I knew that if I died I would not go to heaven. Having been raised all my life going to church and being in a Christian home, I knew that there was/is a literal heaven and hell. I was so relieved when I finally made that step to ask Jesus to forgive my sins and come into my heart. He was waiting for my heart. He wanted my heart to belong to Him. Why? He loved me. Jesus died for me. He lives for me. What joy in this knowledge. What awe in His love surrounding me. My heart belongs to Jesus.
“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” Romans 10:9
My Soul Belongs To Jesus
One of my favorite songs happens to be “How Firm A Foundation” and the last verse is:
The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose,
I will not, I will not desert to his foes;
That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
I’ll never, no, never, no, never forsake!
Repose is defined as: a state of rest; tranquility; sleep. When our soul rests on Jesus, we will have perfect rest and tranquility. Isn’t that great?!? When we are at repose, our soul will not allow us to desert to the enemy – the devil. The devil will not be happy about this and will try to lead us astray but our soul will not allow for this.
Why? My soul belongs to Jesus. I WILL not desert. I cannot desert the One Who died for me; the One Who loves me; the One Who protects me. I Corinthians 16:13 says, “Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.” When we are strong, we can withstand anything. BUT our strength is strong only when our soul belongs to Jesus.
My Mind Belongs To Jesus
Sometimes it is good to look at what could happen when we don’t have the mind of God. Look at Philippians 3:19. It says, “Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)” Paul is reminding us that destruction will come and shame when we mind earthly things. If our minds are on earthly things then our minds do not belong to Jesus. I want my mind to belong to Jesus.
Pierre, my husband, and I are always reminding ourselves and our children that we live in a VERY temporal world. Earthly things WILL pass away. God’s Word WILL stand forever. How do I have my mind belonging to Jesus! Dwelling in His Word. I crave and need my early morning Bible studies and now I thoroughly enjoy writing these devotionals and digging into the mind of Jesus – the very mind of God – when I study for them. Does your mind belong to Jesus?
One of my favorite songs that my husband plays is “Now I Belong to Jesus”. Please enjoy it!
