A Look at Psalm 119:10

Psalm 119:10 “I seek You with all my heart; do not let me stray from Your commands.”
 

A command (commandment) is an uttered expression of a will which is to be obeyed. When we seek God with all out heart, the chances of us straying are minimized. However, we still have the ability to stray in the sense that seeking God does not remove our free will. The purpose of seeking God is to bring your will in line with His. When God has all of our heart, we won’t want to stray, although we still possess the ability to do so.
 

Our heart is who we are. We have no existence other than what is in the heart. That’s why Jesus said, “The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks” Luke 6:45. When we seek God with our whole heart, we are seeking Him with all that we are. David said that he sought God with his whole heart. That’s convicting! Can you say the same? David is expressing his love for his God. “God, You have my whole heart, I keep nothing for myself; do not let me stray.” What a powerful prayer! 
 

In Jeremiah 24:7 we read, “I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the Lord. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their heart.” When we have a heart knowledge (rather than just a head knowledge) that He is the Lord, we tend to serve Him with our whole heart. We tend to fully realize that we are His people and He is our God. That is the kind of revelation knowledge that will keep us serving Him even though we have the freedom to stray.
 

Have you ever bowed in His presence and said, “Lord, I want a heart to know You. I want to seek You with my whole heart”? This type of praying developed steadfastness in David’s heart. He may have sinned from time to time, but he always returned to God. 
 

Let me encourage you to take some time to pray through this, meditating on this verse. As you do, ask God to give you a heart like King David’s.

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