Oh let the Son of God and found you with his spirit and his love,

let him fill your heart and will satisfy your soul.

Oh, let him have the things that hold you

and his spirit like a dove will descend upon your life and make you

home.

Welcome to the word for today,

featuring the Bible Teaching of Pastor Chuck Smith,

founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a verse by verse study through the entire

Bible. And on today's edition of the word for today,

Pastor Chuck continues with giving to God with our heart as we pick up in 2 Chronicles, chapter 6, verse 7.

And now with today's message, here's Pastor Chuck.

God reckons the things of man's heart.

Now, it is interesting, a lot of people

have a real heart to give to God, but they have nothing to give.

Inasmuch as it is in their heart to give,

God counts that.

Some people have a lot to give to God, but they don't give with their hearts.

God doesn't count that.

God is interested in your heart, what is in your heart to do for God. Now you may not always be able to accomplish that which is in your heart to do,

but God takes the consideration of the fact that it's in your heart to do. But God takes the consideration of the fact that it's in your

heart to do it for the Lord. Now within a lot of you it is within your heart to

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