241. Give One Heart to Fear
Jeremiah 32:39 And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them and of their children after them.
The Lord promises us one heart and one way. This turns out to be Jesus. He is the one heart and the One Way. This one heart is for us the Holy Spirit, who is in the heart of the believer. Jesus and the Spirit is one and the same God, and both are one with the Father. God, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, is within us as one heart and one way. This indwelling is no more confusing than the very mystery of the Trinity itself. It is impossible to explain but very simple to understand and believe. Who lives in the heart? Which person of the Trinity? Well, yes, it is all three; it is God.
Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. He sends the Spirit to the heart, as the One God who guides, teaches, leads and directs our life. The purpose and promise of this wonderful indwelling is “that we may fear God forever.” Fear is best defined and understood as believe. We believe God. We believe God when we hear and read the Gospel of Jesus Christ. John 20:31: “ These are written than you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” When we hear and read the Gospel the Sprit creates faith in the heart and the Spirit enters as the One God then we believe Him. When we believe we have life. This faith and life is forever.
And this faith is for our good, and for our children’s good. Generations after us will believe God for their good. We stake our hopes on this promise when we pray for succeeding generations to come. God gives one heart to believe Him and to use all His promises. This is for the good of us and of our children. Jesus is the one heart and the one way to God and to good and to life forever. The promise is real and present.