For the past 90 days, I’ve been studying Beth Moore’s “David—90 Days With a Heart Like His” in the hopes of changing my own heart to look more like his. I wasn’t sure what to expect. Perhaps I wanted my heart to change by reading about David and his love for God, rather than spending time with God myself.

Much has been written about David—the humble shepherd boy who slew Goliath, the warrior king who could write like no one before or since, and the passionate man who danced mightily for our Lord. No wonder God loved him so.

But David also made wrong choices. He committed adultery with Bathsheba. He tried to cover up her unwanted pregnancy by scheming to arrange for her husband to sleep with her in an attempt to hide his parentage. When that didn’t work, he ordered her husband sent to the front of the battle field where he was killed. And God still loved him.

There were consequences to his actions, and even in his sorrow, David worshipped and praised God.

This morning, I read 1 Chronicles 28:9, “And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands every desire and every thought.” This stopped me in my tracks. God searches my heart and understands my every desire and thought and I cringed at what he might find there.

But then I saw a ray of hope. I have Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior, and I’m so thankful for that. Reading the Bible, memorizing scripture, living a Christian life is all important. But I think the condition of my heart is more important. This week I plan to do my own version of an EKG on my heart. I’ll let you all know its condition next week.