Happy Preparation Day!
Several scriptures emphasize the importance of preparing one's heart for various spiritual purposes. Psalm 10 states that the Lord hears the desires of the humble and prepares their hearts, highlighting God's active role in this process.
This preparation involves humbling oneself before God, confessing one's need for Him, and desiring to do His will.
The Apostle Peter urges believers to "prepare your hearts and minds for action" and to fix their hope on the grace to ... moreHappy Preparation Day!
Several scriptures emphasize the importance of preparing one's heart for various spiritual purposes. Psalm 10 states that the Lord hears the desires of the humble and prepares their hearts, highlighting God's active role in this process.
This preparation involves humbling oneself before God, confessing one's need for Him, and desiring to do His will.
The Apostle Peter urges believers to "prepare your hearts and minds for action" and to fix their hope on the grace to come with Christ's revelation.
For worship, the people of Israel were instructed to prepare before coming near to God, underscoring the need for readiness before encountering the divine.
To prepare for new things God is doing, scriptures like Proverbs 3 encourage trusting God with all one's heart and submitting to Him, while Isaiah 43 calls for forgetting the past and perceiving the new things God is making.
Preparing the heart also involves setting it on things above, as Paul instructs in Colossians 3, where believers are to focus on heavenly matters where Christ is seated at God's right hand.
