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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: Delight and Desires! |
Bible Note: A word about desires . . . and this is not "name it and claim it" theology! Try this for yourself. Make up a wish list of "wants" or needs. Now arrange them as goals and desires. A need can be a goal or a desire however, there is a difference. A goal is something that we can meet on our own, but a desire requires the cooperation of someone else. God desires that we delight in Him - and that desire requires OUR cooperation. When we do, the Lord rewards us by giving us the desires of our heart. And according to Ezekiel 36:26 - He's even given us a new heart to enjoy them with! To be sure, because of our sin nature, some of the desires we struggle with are not of God, we must be careful not to confuse God given desires with man made ones! Remember that desires require the cooperation of another and when that "someone" is God, WOW! So, when His desires become our desires we can be assured of HIS cooperation in their realization! Food for thought: What are your desires? To WHOM do they belong? |