Jan 18-The Desires of Your Heart
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The Desires of Your Heart
"Delight yourself also in the LORD, and He shall give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4
This is a familiar verse and frequently quoted when the subject is the goodness of God. But I also think it's a misunderstood promise, mainly because one must "mine" these words to gain true understanding of what it means to "delight yourself in the Lord" means to give Him your very best and to have God number one in every area of your life. It means to abandon your "self" to Him and live by His every Word and precept. It comes back to the fact that we are a spirit, we have a soul, and we live in a body. The promise says delight your soul in the Lord . . . that means renewing your mind, putting away worldly things and taking up the things of God.
That clarification leads directly into the second part of the verse: "He shall give you the desires of your heart." Your heart in this verse is your spirit. It is the part of you that was reborn when you accepted Christ and became a new creature in Him. As followers of Jesus, we are called to be "led by the spirit." So when we put this all together it says, that if we put away worldly goals and live a spirit-led life, then God will give us the desires of our heart (our spirit).
There is another scripture that is closely linked to this one. Romans 8:28 teaches us: "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose." When we are living a spirit-led life, which includes walking according to His purpose, then He will cause all things to work together for our good.
The key is living a spirit-led life. That means putting God first, denying our flesh, which has been trained by the world and its ruler's lies, and following God's Word and His way of doing things. Living this way is the blessed life. It is the good life. And it is a life pleasing to and in service for our Almighty King.
Susan Gregory
"Delight yourself also in the LORD, and He shall give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4
This is a familiar verse and frequently quoted when the subject is the goodness of God. But I also think it's a misunderstood promise, mainly because one must "mine" these words to gain true understanding of what it means to "delight yourself in the Lord" means to give Him your very best and to have God number one in every area of your life. It means to abandon your "self" to Him and live by His every Word and precept. It comes back to the fact that we are a spirit, we have a soul, and we live in a body. The promise says delight your soul in the Lord . . . that means renewing your mind, putting away worldly things and taking up the things of God.
That clarification leads directly into the second part of the verse: "He shall give you the desires of your heart." Your heart in this verse is your spirit. It is the part of you that was reborn when you accepted Christ and became a new creature in Him. As followers of Jesus, we are called to be "led by the spirit." So when we put this all together it says, that if we put away worldly goals and live a spirit-led life, then God will give us the desires of our heart (our spirit).
There is another scripture that is closely linked to this one. Romans 8:28 teaches us: "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose." When we are living a spirit-led life, which includes walking according to His purpose, then He will cause all things to work together for our good.
The key is living a spirit-led life. That means putting God first, denying our flesh, which has been trained by the world and its ruler's lies, and following God's Word and His way of doing things. Living this way is the blessed life. It is the good life. And it is a life pleasing to and in service for our Almighty King.
Susan Gregory
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