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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. |
Bible Question: Is the prayer of Jesus in the garden, "not My will but Yours be done" (Luke 22:42) an example of "delighting in the LORD?" Can we understand suffering in this context? I'm wondering if seeking His kingdom and His righteousness first, also goes along here? Any insight would be appreciated. |
Bible Answer: Dear Momma, Sorry, Sister, I didn't understand you question before, thanks again for clarifying and your kind words. Yes, I'd say so, It's been my experience, and, in hearing testimony after testimony that, to a person, everyone who suffers greatly for and in the Lord, would not trade that suffering for the lesson in reliance it teaches them in, bringing them so much closer to Him. Again though I'd say those who do, are given a special anointing, in that God would not give so much pain and suffering, that His Spirit in us would not be sufficient to bare it. By the way, John 17 is one of my all-time favorite chapters, especially V's 20-26, it's such a lovely prayer of total assurance for the believer, to read the words of so wonderful a prayer of our Beloved Savour, there is so much Joy and peace found there. "O righteous Father, although the world has not known You, yet I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me; and I have made Your name known to them, and will make it known, so that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them." John 17:25-26 John |