A Grace Narrative: Day 21 - Here's My Heart

Here's my heart, Lord
Here's my heart, Lord
Here's my heart, Lord
Speak what is true
{Lauren Daigle}

It's all about surrender, this walk with God.

And the thing about surrender is that it reveals the heart. The bible says that the heart is deceitfully wicked above all else, and we know that it goes back to the root of the first sin. When Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit their eyes were opened and they were naked and vulnerable (Gen 3:4-7). Their hearts were exposed.

So I look at this and see that when we come to God, when we turn to Christ, it is painful because we stand before a holy God, naked and vulnerable. Our hearts are exposed and we see our sin for what it is. It is shocking and raw. Surrendering to Jesus brings us to that moment when we see our hearts in the light of God's righteousness. Light pierces through the darkness.

But the moment of surrender brings beautiful transfiguration to our hearts. God is able to revive us, breath life into us, restore us to Him, and remake us into the image of His Son. Surrender begins with acknowledging who we are and who God is. Then we can view ourselves anew in the glorious reflection of Christ.