Once an elderly couple went to the pastor and said, “Pastor, we have moved into a new house, and we‘d like you to come and dedicate it.” So pastor and his wife went to the house, read the Scripture, prayed and dedicated that house to the glory of the Lord.

What is the most important part of a house?

At first you might say the foundation,. But the most important part of the house is the home. And the most important part of that home is the hearts of the people who live there.

That’s what David said when he was dedicating his house to the Lord (v.2). If you want to wreck your house, start wrecking your home. And if you want to wreck your home, start wrecking your heart. But if you want your house and your home to be all that God wants them to be, then make your heart perfect.

What is a perfect heart?

It’s one that has integrity, wholeness and oneness— a heart that is not divided. You need to have a heart that is integrated and united. “Unite my heart to fear Thy name,” David said (Ps.86:11). He walked around his new house and said, “I want my heart to be perfect, to be wholly fixed upon the Lord. I want Him to reign supremely in my home, because He reigns supremely in my heart.

Can you say the same?

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Your heart affects your home. Both need to be dedicated to the Lord. Are you fixed upon the Lord? Does He reign in your home? Determined to walk with integrity always and to make yours a united heart that serves God.