SERVE JEHOVAH WITH A "COMPLETE HEART"

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SERVE JEHOVAH WITH A           "COMPLETE HEART"

9  “And you, Solʹo·mon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a complete heart and with a delightful soul, for Jehovah searches through all hearts, and he discerns every inclination of the thoughts. If you search for him, he will let himself be found by you, but if you leave him, he will reject you forever." (1 Chron. 28:9)

Serve Jehovah With a "Complete Heart!"

“O Jehovah, remember, please, how I have walked before you faithfully and with a "complete heart.”—2 KINGS 20:3.

To help us, we can compare the life of King Asa with that of King Amaziah. Both kings did good things, but they also made mistakes because they were imperfect. Yet the Bible says that “Asa’s heart was complete all his life.” (2 Chronicles 15:16, 17; 25:1, 2; Proverbs 17:3) 

He always tried to please Jehovah and was “completely devoted” to him. (1 Chronicles 28:9, footnote) Amaziah, though, did not serve Jehovah with “a complete heart.” After he defeated God’s enemies, he brought their idols back and began worshipping them.—2 Chronicles 25:11-16.

A person who serves God with “a complete heart” deeply loves Jehovah and wants to worship him forever. 

In the Bible, the word “heart” usually refers to who we are on the inside. It includes the way we think, what we love, what we would like to do with our life, and why we do the things we do. 

Even though we are imperfect, we can worship Jehovah with a "complete heart." We serve him because we truly want to, not because we have to or because it is just a habit.—2 Chronicles 19:9.

Jehovah will be pleased with us when he sees that we are serving him with a "complete heart."

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