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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: Greetings Vintage68 - you asked, Does God truly give us the bitter cup, for His glory? We do not drink the cup given to Jesus - amazing grace. But I believe that God does give us what seems to be a bitter cup for His glory. Eze 36:26 declares that God acts , not for our sake, but for the sake of His Holy Name. For His glory. C.S. Lewis reminds us to put first things first - seek His Kingdom, His righteousness; seek His face - we learn to desire what He desires first. We cannot do this apart from His spirit - surrender and abiding are the key factors here - choosing to trust God, to praise Him, to delight in Him, no matter what circumstance we find ourselves to be in. The bitter cup becomes sweet in His presence. It remains bitter if we fail to recognize that it is HIS cup that frees us first. Larry Crabb writes: When we live with no higher goal than to make this life work, whether through therapy, accountability, post-modern freedom, evangelical Christianity, or Catholic spirituality, we fight the wrong battle. And that’s the battle most of modern church is fighting! We’ve lost our unique message, the bright colors of radical Christianity have gone beige, we offer merely a religious method for pursuing the same goal that godless culture esteems. We chase after second things, believing the lie that the blessings of God (second things) will feed our souls when the truth is that only His presence (the first thing) can do the job. Blessings on your day! mommapbs |