Beloved in the Lord YAHSHUA, understand this well: What GOD wants is for our hearts to be converted. And that is how He will bless us. It is true that thereare material Blessings that GOD gives us, but the Blessings that come from GOD do not stop there; they take us all the way to the Kingdom of Heaven …

If you read Matthew 25:31-46, you will learn that when JESUS CHRIST returns, He will sit on His “glorious” Throne! It will be Victory for the Sheep who will inherit His Kingdom, eternal Life, but Failure for the Goats who will inherit eternal fire, eternal punishment… The sheep will be in eternal joy while the goatswill be in punishment that never ends.

Let’s take a football game that is being broadcast on television: Without any one asking them to, the people watching the game start shouting throughout the neighborhood. Why? Because these people love soccer with all their hearts. I remember a brother who kicked his wife out after living with her for 12 years. There had been a soccer game and this man’s team had lost. Since the woman’s team had won the game, she began to express her joy in the house. So the man got angry and hit his wife, and itturned into a fight. The man ended up taking his wife’s belongings and throwing them outside. He said to his wife, “Today, you and I are done…”

But, between you and me, what did this man have to gain from this game? Someone who had no passport or ID card, but who chose a soccer game being played far from his home in France over his wife. He chose to break ties with the flesh of his flesh and the bone of his bones because of something else that heloved…

If you observe the Church today, you will see that we do not truly love GOD. When you are asked to praise GOD, you do so weakly, and this reveals the state of your heart. But GOD said that each person should give as he or she has decided in his/her heart, without compulsion or sadness, for GOD loves a cheerful giver (2 Corinthians 9:7)! The one who does something with joy is the one who does it willingly. 

One day, I was visiting a family behind Boeing (a neighborhood in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic). I had gone on foot. I prayed for the family. Since they had no money to give me or the other servants of GOD who were with me for our return trip, the father and mother said to those who were with them, “The man of God has come to pray, but we have nothing. What shallwe do?” They had a son who was selling oil in the neighborhood and regularlysaved 100 CFA francs. As this son was absent, his little brother who was theretold them that their son had some savings in his piggy bank. So the father askedhim to go and look for the piggy bank to see, which the child did. The fathershook the piggy bank where the money was kept and understood that there werea lot of coins and told the child to put the piggy bank back in its place. 

We were four, as servants of GOD, with this family. The father sent for their son, who was selling oil, and the son came back home. The father said to him, “You sell oil, and we have had a visit from men of GOD. I want you to give me some money so that your mother can prepare something for them to eat, and then we will give them money for their return journey.” The son said, “I don’t have anymoney! I took my money to buy oil. I don’t have anything on me!“ The little brother said that the son had money saved up, and in front of the son, the father told the child to go get the money. The son got angry! So he said to his father, ”Take it!” They broke the piggy bank, took the money and used it as they had planned. 

They gave him some of his money, 1,000 CFA francs, to bring to us so we could pay for our return transportation. He came to us as if he had just been in a fight. He threw the money into my hand! We asked:  “What’s wrong? Is he sick?” But he said, “I’m not sick!” One of us told him to come so we could pray for him. He came, and we prayed for him. 

As we were leaving, his mother came to see us and asked us to pray to avoid any problems. She explained what he had done, and we understood why he had behaved that way toward us. It was because in his heart, he didn’t want them to take his money and give it to us. So one of the Brothers said that it would be better to give him his money back. But the rest of us said that it was his parents who had given us the money, that since it was a secret that had been revealed to us, we shouldn’t talk about it to avoid problems. 

GOD loves those who give joyfully. It is not good if you or your husband say to each other, “If you don’t go to church, I’ll divorce you.” Because you want to build a home, you come to Church. But in reality, you are not acting withconviction. Therefore, GOD will not approve of everything you do. Because you will make your husband/wife uncomfortable, and you will have a spirit of criticism and contempt within you. At the slightest opportunity, you will getangry. Why? Because of your heart. GOD will not approve of what you are doing. And GOD acts this way even with the Gifts He gives us. For He loves those who give joyfully. He loves those who serve Him joyfully. But if yourheart has no Love, GOD will not approve of what you do. You will seek only to please your neighbor, but GOD will not reward you. 

Let us read the Word of GOD, the Book of 1 Kings 8:38-40: 

³⁸ then, regardless of what prayer or plea anyone among all your people Isra’el makes — for each individual will know what is plagueing his own conscience — and the person spreads out his hands toward this house; ³⁹ hear in heaven where you live, and forgive, and act, and, since you know what is in each one’s heart, give each person what his conduct deserves (because you, and only you, know all human hearts), ⁴⁰ so that they will fear you throughout the time they live in the land you gave our ancestors.

Who knows the hearts of all the children of Humans? Only GOD!

Some people have wounds in their hearts but do not recognize it. Others have problems but do not recognize it either. And if these people pray, GOD will not answer them because they woul have praye while speaking lightly. Just like someone who has a very dangerous disease but does not recognize it. If you tell them to pray, that person will also pray lightly, that is, not with all their heart. They will not be healed because they don’t recognize theirwounds.

On the other hand, if someone gives you a prayer request and you recognize their pain, their wound, and you put yourself in their shoes, if you pray under these conditions, you will pray differently from someone who does not recognize this pain, this wound in their heart. If you take this person’s burden to heart, GOD will listen to your heart. For GOD knows everyone’s heart! GOD judges according to the heart.

JESUS CHRIST came to reveal to mankind that if anyone looks at a woman and covets her, he has already committed sin in his heart (Matthew 5:28). Before JESUS CHRIST, the Law said that if you caught someone in the act of adultery, then you could consider him a person who committed adultery and make him pay for the consequences of his sin. But JESUS CHRIST came to reveal the Secrets of the Father, namely that GOD sees the hearts and intentions of Humans. And He will condemn you even if you have not yet committed the act in the natural realm. GOD knows the hearts of Humans. No heart is hidden from His Eyes.

Now let us read Exodus 28:28-30, which shows us the conditions that GOD requires if we want to approach Him in prayer:

²⁸ Then bind the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the vest with a blue cord, so that it can be on the vest’s decorated belt, and so that the breastplate won’t swing loose from the vest. ²⁹ Aharon will carry the names of the sons of Isra’el on the breastplate for judging, over his heart, when he enters the Holy Place, as a continual reminder before Adonai. ³⁰ You are to put the urim and the tumim in the breastplate for judging; they will be over Aharon’s heart when he goes into the presence of Adonai. Thus Aharon will always have the means for making decisions for the people of Isra’el over his heart when he is in the presence of Adonai.

Sisters and Brothers, today, the Church is full of hypocrites. Starting with the Pastors, all the leaders, the women, right down to the children. Everyone! How so? Because we never take what we do to heart!

GOD said that Aaron should carry the names of all the children of Israel in his heart. But we, as GOD’s family, are we interested in the names of all Christians? As CAR nationals, are we interested in all the people of the Central African Republic? Do we take the problems of all CAR citizens to heart?

But GOD told Aaron to wear the breastplate on which the names of all the sons of Israel were to be engraved. Six, six. Twelve. As Aaron was an intercessor, he was the intermediary between GOD and Israel. When he approached GOD, he carried with him all the weight, all the burden of the children of Israel.

On the other hand, when we approach GOD today, what do we carry in our hearts? What burden do we bear? For many, it is only themselves. Only light things… Sometimes we skip certain prayer topics that are given to us. Other times, when asked about the outcome of our prayer, we respond with discouragement, saying, “I prayed in vain.” Why? Because we do not take the prayers we address to GOD to heart. Thus, we cannot know what will happennext! 

My Brother, my Sister, do you say prayers that touch your heart? Sometimes youdon’t. After praying as if it were a formality, you don’t remember what you said!

But someone who has a subject close to their heart cares about that subject. Today, there are some people who think so much about a subject that they end up with tears in their eyes. Because this subject touches their hearts. 

That is why the Bible declares that GOD loves those who are brokenhearted(Psalm 51:19). Because they take their subjects to heart. Why did GOD strike Uzzah (2 Samuel 6)? Because the Levites were supposed to carry the Ark of the Lord on their shoulders, but Uzah and Achyo had put the Ark on a cart driven by oxen. But our GOD is not the GOD of oxen! David had held a council and they haddecided to bring the Ark of GOD up to Jerusalem. David and all the people of Israel were praising GOD. But GOD told the oxen to overturn the Ark as they approached Jerusalem … The oxen bent down with the Ark, which almost fell to the ground. Then Uzah, who was standing nearby, wanted to hold the Ark back, but GOD struck him! And Uzah died. David said, “How can such a thing dwell with me?” He did not want the Ark and had it placed in the house of Oved-Edom. And for three months, GOD blessed Oved… 

Many of us do not feel concerned by the affairs of GOD. The problems of others or the illnesses of others do not concern them! Even the joy of certain people does not touch them. These people say that salvation is personal! Yet GOD has told us to weep with those who weep and rejoice with those who rejoice (Romans 12:15). 

We must take upon ourselves the burdens of GOD’s Work, the burdens of some people… How did Hannah manage to have a child? When she decided to take matters into her own hands! She prayed with all her heart, and GOD gave her a child… (1 Samuel 1)

But you who are sick, you say, “Lord, I am before You, heal me, in the Name of JESUS.” By doing so, you prove that you take the things of GOD lightly! You do not take your situation or that of your fellow man to heart. What will GOD do in such circumstances? He will do nothing!

What did Solomon say? If the person recognizes the wound in their heart!

But that’s not your case. You fast, but you take it lightly because you don’t evenpray! You don’t take the time to read the Word of GOD. 

Do we understand each other? 

You want Blessings, but you don’t take your situation seriously. Even Ya‘akov (Jacob) wrestled with the Angel! All night long! So much so that he was struck on the hip. He grabbed the Angel and refused to let him go. He told him, “I won’t let you go unless you bless me” (Genesis 32:24-32). Because of this fight, he became lame. Jacob took his situation to heart.

But ‘Esav (Esau) despised his Blessing. Jacob, on the other hand, knew its value. The Bible says that when his father told him that Jacob had taken all his blessing, Esau wept bitterly! It was too late. So he vowed to kill Jacob when their father died (Genesis 27:1-41).

What could drive you to kill someone? Something that is dear to your heart, or something that angers you deep in your heart!

If it were you and me presenting our Offering before GOD …  

When Abel and Cain prayed, GOD answered Abel’s prayer. What did Cain do? He killed Abel! (Genesis 4) Cain became angry and did not recognize the value of the offering to the Lord! That is why GOD did not answer his prayer. 

You treat the things of GOD as a game! But David wept because of the House of GOD (2 Samuel 7:1-3)! Would a responsible man today start praying because he doesn’t have a house to pray to GOD?

What if we said today that we were going to go a month without praying? You would say, “So what?” Because we don’t take the things of GOD to heart. We don’t take them seriously…

Once, when I was in Kinshasa, there was a deacon and his wife who gave me their bedroom. But they went to sleep in their living room… I didn’t know that at first, but when I entered the room, I felt in my spirit that it was their bedroom. They said to me, “Man of GOD, this is your bedroom.” I put down my bag and knelt down to pray. I spoke to God, who told me that it was their room. He showed me that the woman had left her bra in the room and the man had also left one of his belt behind… 

I went outside and said to the man, “Man of GOD, thank you for the gift. But thisis your room!” They refused to let me sleep anywhere other than in the room. But I said to them, “If you want, I’ll sleep in the living room!” The man said to me, “Do I have a house? Do I have a room? I am poor. It is GOD who gave us a house, who gave us all this. This bedroom is His’. You are His Anointed One! » Since we both refused to go into the bedroom, the Deacon informed the church council, who were unable to convince me. So they decided to send the children out of the living room, and the children left happily! They said, “Afterwards, we’ll have the blessing!” Even their little boy, because I had prayed for him, saying, “Lord, bless this child, etc.,” he then ran quickly to the place where he used to play soccer with other children to tell them, “The man of GOD has blessed me!” Then he ran home to shout again, “The man of GOD has blessed me!” I didn’t really understand what was going on, but his mother welcomed me and explained, “He said you blessed him! He is showing his joy!”

What does this reveal?

Take serving GOD to heart. If you don’t take this to heart, you will spend yourtime living uselessly …

You may receive glory from others, people may appreciate you, but GOD will not appreciate you. 

Let’s look at Exodus 25:1-2: “¹  Adonai said to Moshe, ² ‘Tell the people of Isra’el to take up a collection for me — accept a contribution from anyone who wholeheartedly wants to give.”

Why does GOD only love those who give cheerfully? Because He is not a GOD of pressure. He is not a robber, He is not violent. Everything you do for Himmust come from your heart.

You are asked to contribute to the church’s porridge fund, and you say you have nothing. But in reality, you have money to buy your own porridge. So the only Blessing you will receive from GOD will be this porridge… You will receive nothing else from GOD!

 GOD blesses all those who give wholeheartedly! GOD will not reward you if you act for Him with a bad heart.

Let us read 1 Chronicles 29:9-10: 

⁹ The people were filled with joy, because they had given willingly — wholeheartedly they had given willingly to Adonai; and David the king too was completely filled with joy, ¹⁰ as he blessed Adonai before the entire community: “Blessed be you, Adonai, the God of Isra’el our father, forever and ever. 

Brothers and Sisters, what is important is to do GOD’s Work wholeheartedly. If you do not do so, you will go from suffering to suffering. Pray earnestly, taking to heart the matters you present to the Lord.

One day, I was with Evangelist Wallot on the hill to pray. We had begun worship when a heavy rain began to fall. Everyone fled! But Evangelist Wallot continued to pray. If you touched him, it was as if his body were a stick, and you wondered if the rainwater was even touching him! But he continued to pray, he knelt down and did not stop despite the rain… He wasn’t worried at all!

What about you?

Love your GOD with all your heart! Serve Him wholeheartedly. It is not for nothing that the Bible tells us to guard our hearts above all else (Proverbs 4:23).

Receive this Word in the Name of JESUS CHRIST. 

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