In Psalm 108, David thanked God for His mercies. For most of David’s life, if he was not fighting his enemies, he would be on the run from them. David certainly understood the mercies of God; he had been a recipient for many of them.
Hence, it is impossible for David to doubt God’s existence. He was fully convinced that God is: “O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory” (v.1).
What did David mean when he said: “my heart is fixed”? It means his heart is steadfast; it does not doubt or waver but firm in its trust on God.
A heart fixed is steadfast and unmovable. Have you ever doubted your salvation? Or, if there is a heaven? Or, if there really is a God? If you had, your heart is not fixed. Your faith is wavering.
A heart fixed is sure of its salvation, eternal destination, and God. Its faith is rooted and grounded in the love of God, firmly built on the solid foundation of Jesus Christ, and has its affections firmly set on Him. One whose heart is fixed on God has a faith that cannot be shaken by adversities. David said: “I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved” (Psalm 16:8). David’s heart was fixed on God.
James likened a wavering faith to a wave of the sea that is tossed by the wind: “For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed” (James 1:6).
The waves of the sea have no fixed direction. They are at the mercy of every wind; they are driven and tossed every way. The waves that we see have travelled thousands of kilometres before they reach the shoreline. Once they hit the shore, they dissipate into nothing.
Likewise, is a heart that is not fixed. It may appear strong like a beautiful huge incoming wave, but it will fade into nothingness. In the Parable of the Sower told by Jesus, many will have a faith that falls into nothingness. The seeds that fell on the rocky ground received the word with joy. There was an initial enthusiasm. But when adversities come, they quit. The seeds that fell on the thorny ground had their faith torn apart by the cares of the world (Matthew 13:19-22).
It’s not how well we start but how we finish that matters. A heart that is fixed is steadfast and unmoved by the things of this world. A heart that is not fixed is easily distracted and tossed about by the things of this world. John warns us about the world: “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever” (1 John 2:15-17).
These men had hearts fixed on God:
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