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NASB | Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself in the LORD; And He will give you the desires of your heart. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself in the LORD, And He will give you the desires and petitions of your heart. |
Subject: Do we understand suffering in delighting |
Bible Note: Searcher, me? Force Scripture? What point is that? I do rather like it when I discover some consistencies though It seems to me that this passage speaks more about a process that takes place; learning to trust God so that when we experience the suffering of life, we will respond from that point of delighting and the desires of our hearts reflect God's will. In the midst of tragedy, it is easy to want revenge, to blame to dwell in anger. Are these born out of one who is "delighting in the Lord? So much of the time we are concerned about control rather than the big picture that God has in mind. His kingdom; His righteousness, His glory . . . somehow the things that we suffer, over which we have no control play a part in the grand plan of God - the redemption of man and the restoration of His creation. I think that the desire to see God as He is,as He reveals Himself to us, it is also part of delighting in Him. Any man-based thought of God, any limitation we might conjure up, is unworthy of Him.(Tozer) When we suffer loss, do we delight in God? I suspect the answer is found as we examine our desires: do we want sympathy or pity - attention; for pain to be taken away - physical or emotional? The desire to avoid pain is part of our human nature. I believe that Jesus is fleshing this out in the Garden for us; He is teaching us how to respond: this is the way, walk in it comes to mind. His final response, His desire to trust God for the outcome follows His delighting in the Father. He and the Father were One; He knows the Father perfectly. I'm still struggling with this issue, but I'm learning. A faith that isn't tested can't be trusted. Thankfully Jesus, the object of our faith can be! Blessings to you. mommapbs |