"I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart..." Psalm 9:1

Let's take time to ponder some other Scriptures concerning the heart.  The
command is to love God with our whole being, the result is great blessing.

"And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your
soul and with all your might.
And these words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart;
and you shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when
you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and
when you rise up." Deuteronomy 6:5-6

"How blessed are those who observe His testimonies,
Who seek Him with all their heart." Psalm 119:2

"'And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your
heart.  And I will be found by you,' declares the Lord..." Jeremiah 29:13-14

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6

"For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." Matthew 6:21

How very secure we are when we make the Lord our treasure -- cherished
beyond all else.  For our whole hearts (our whole beings) will be centered
on Him; to trust in, rely on and cling to; to allow Him to have full control
of our lives.  What is the result then? Scripture tells us:
The whole of Psalm 91 tells of the security of the one who trust in the
Lord. Verses 14-15 tells us why,
"Because he has loved Me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will set him securely on high, because he has known MY name.
He will call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will rescue him, and honor him."

"...He Himself has said, 'I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake
you,' so that we confidently say, 'The Lord is my Helper, I will not be
afraid.  What shall man do me?'" Hebrew 13:5-6

I know that you all know these verses of Scripture, but it is good to remind
ourselves that these promises are for the heart that is unto Christ who is
our very life.  We can join in agreement with King David as he states
emphatically,
"...How blessed are the people whose God is the Lord!" Psalm 144:15

Wherever we are this day let us join our hearts and voices as we sing
praises to Christ Jesus our Savior and Lord.  And let us with one heart join
in prayer before our heavenly Father for all those who are displaced and
suffering in the aftermath of Katrina.  That, in His loving-kindness and
tender mercies, He comforts, protects and keeps them in His loving arms.
May our hearts be open and available to give help as He leads.

Blessings to all!