2 Chronicles 25

Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. And he did what was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a loyal heart.

(2Ch 25:1-2)

A loyal heart… what is it? It literally means a COMPLETE heart. What we are told here is that though Amaziah may have obeyed the commands of the Lord externally, His heart did not belong fully to the Lord… rather than being loyal and complete it was divided and fragmented.

When we say that someone has a “divided heart”, what do we mean? Usually we are saying that they aren’t 100% in one way or another… today we might say we are “torn” between two choices. Amaziah’s heart was divided, it was torn. He wanted to follow the Lord partially, but not wholeheartedly, not faithfully.

Is your heart divided? Does it belong COMPLETELY to Jesus, or are you giving pieces of it to other people, places, and things? You could be doing all the “right things” and have a fully fragmented heart… and the heart is what the Lord is most concerned with. Listen to what David had to say, and let it be your prayer… “Teach me Your way, O LORD; I will walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your name. I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And I will glorify Your name forevermore.”

(Psa 86:11-12)