Knowing His Heart

by Wayne Cordeiro on May 16, 2022

Happy Monday. It is May 16th, 2022. We had a great time in Hawaii, and we are now back in Oregon. Today we draw near to the heart of God. Psalms 91 is one of my favorites, but believe it or not, it is one of Satan’s favorites too! That’s right. In the New Testament, he used it to try and dupe Jesus by using the Bible to mask and disguise his evil intent. He will try that on us, too. Read on …

Today's Reading:
1 Kings 1; 1 Chronicles 28; Psalms 91; 1 Thessalonians 5

Scripture

"For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone” -Ps. 91:11-12

Observation

This is one of the most encouraging chapters in the book of Psalms! However, it was also a chapter that was used to tempt Jesus in Luke 4. Satan also knew Psalms 91 and twisted it to misrepresent the heart of God and give Jesus an alibi to sin.

Jesus, however, not only knew the Word of God, but He knew the HEART OF GOD!

We can go to Bible college and know the Word of God. We can study in seminars and classes about the Bible and even accrue a degree or diploma, yet still miss the heart of God. You need both!

Application

The Pharisees knew the scriptures but missed the heart of God, and in doing so, they thought that crucifying the Messiah was the right thing to do!

Jesus said, “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you’ll find eternal life, but the Scriptures bear witness of Me!”

If I miss the heart of Jesus, I will misrepresent the Word or worse … the enemy will misrepresent the Word, and I will bite on the lure and find only destruction.

Prayer

Dear Jesus, help me be careful so that I don’t just “know what the Bible says” but miss Your heart! Help me to stay near You so that I know Your heart.

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About the Author

Wayne Cordeiro

Dr. Wayne Cordeiro is the founding pastor of the New Hope International Ministry beginning in 1984 in Hilo, Hawaii. In 1995, he relocated to Honolulu and pioneered New Hope Oahu. Within 10 years, NHO was listed among the ten most innovative churches in America. Outreach Magazine listed them as one of the “top five churches to learn from.” New Hope has seen over 110,000 first time decisions since its inception and has planted 153 churches on the West Coast and in Okinawa, Philippines, Taiwan, Japan, Myanmar and Australia.

Wayne is an author of over 14 books and speaks globally on ministry and leadership. He also designed the Life Journal and the SOAP method for daily devotions used by thousands of churches. He is also the general editor of the LifeConnect Study Bible. In 2017, he passed the leadership baton in Hawaii and relocated to Eugene, Oregon to be president of New Hope Christian College (formerly Eugene Bible College, his alma mater). New Hope Christian College highlights the development of both the message and the messenger. (For more information, go to Newhope.edu).

In 2020, he pioneered New Hope West which partners with New Hope Christian College. It has become a “lab church” for ministry and leadership development. Wayne’s life themes are emphasizing the Word of God, a daily devotion to Jesus, evangelism, church planting, leadership development, communication and redeeming the arts and technology for Christ.

Wayne and his wife, Anna have been married for over 49 years. They have three married children (Amy Hisaoka, Aaron Cordeiro, and Abigail Rivest) and nine grandchildren. His hobbies include music, reading, golf, pickleball, and riding his horse.