I Samuel 13:11-14

What does it mean to seek God’s heart? (I Samuel 13:14; Acts 13:22)

• God saw such a determination – a desire in David.

God’s heart is His will.

• Matthew 6:21 – The heart is one’s will and desire.

• Jeremiah 31:20 – So it is with God when Scripture speaks of His heart.

• Matthew 23:27 – He desired their faithfulness for their good, not His.

A place where sin cannot molest.

• A blessing found in Christ is the protection against sin and destructive consequences.

• The wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23). Sin beings the penalty of eternal destruction (II Thessalonians 1:9).

• The temporal effects of sin are devastating (Psalms 32:3-4).

• Psalms 119:10-11,80,161-165 – Near to the heart of God, we can be free from sin. The way sin molests is through its consequences.

A place where all is joy and peace.

• John 13:17 – There is comfort and peace in the doing of God’s will – doing what is in His heart.

• The joy and peace of God cannot be had apart from trusting obedience (Romans 15:13; Proverbs 3:5-6).

• John 15:10-11 – Jesus knew joy, and He also knew that joy could be had by His people.

A place where all is joy and peace

• Faith must precede hope, joy, comfort, and peace.

• II Peter 1:2

• Hebrews 6:10

A place where we our Savior meet.

• I John 2:23-24, 28