Is your heart growing to be more Christ filled?TODAY'S SCRIPTURE:
Delight yourself also in the LORD, and he shall give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4
The closer you draw to God, the more your desires will reflect his own.
1. Trust in the Lord.
2. Commit your way to the Lord.
3. Wait on the Lord.
4. Delight in the Lord.
Delight yourself also in the LORD, and he shall give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4
At first glance, the words from Psalm 37 feel to me and perhaps you a bit like a blank check. They seem to say, "Enjoy God and get everything you want." But instead of a promise of prosperity, the words are a proclamation of a profound truth:
The closer you draw to God, the more your desires will reflect his own.
This oft-repeated verse is part of an acrostic psalm, where every other line begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Although each verse in Psalm 37 contains its own important message. Those people who are wise have no need to worry during times of trouble. This psalm give you four practical ways to defeat worry when evil people seem to be getting ahead:
1. Trust in the Lord.
2. Commit your way to the Lord.
3. Wait on the Lord.
4. Delight in the Lord.
Selah people' and friends the focus of the psalmist's words is delighting in the Lord. The Hebrew word for delight is much more powerful than its English counterpart. Here it means "to find exquisite joy." To delight in God is to find your deepest pleasure, your highest ecstasy, and your richest fulfillment in life through your relationship with him. This is an ongoing process as you delight in him afresh each day. As your relationship deepens, what is dear to God's heart becomes dear to your heart. This aligns your prayers with God's will. As your prayers are answered, you discover that your deepest desires are fulfilled.
OUR PRAYER FOR TODAY:
"Loving Father we pray that anytime we desire something that we know would also delight You, that we may spend a moment lift praise and thanking You for helping each of us to grow and become more like you. Continue to create in us a clean heart and mold us into your creation. In Jesus name we pray. Amen."
OUR PRAYER FOR TODAY:
"Loving Father we pray that anytime we desire something that we know would also delight You, that we may spend a moment lift praise and thanking You for helping each of us to grow and become more like you. Continue to create in us a clean heart and mold us into your creation. In Jesus name we pray. Amen."
Your brother in Christ,
Patrick
Rev Patrick Muston, Senior Pastor
Selah Christian Church
Four Oaks, NC
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