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NASB | James 4:3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 4:3 You ask [God for something] and do not receive it, because you ask with wrong motives [out of selfishness or with an unrighteous agenda], so that [when you get what you want] you may spend it on your [hedonistic] desires. |
Subject: Is coveting with a pure heart Godly? |
Bible Note: Indy, (if i may call you that- one of my favorite movie heros), I enjoyed your explanation and your box of love. That is quite a LOVELY way to share the LOVE you have. I will try and remember your words for my 2 girls...whom I LOVE like you do yours. You are correct about our 'desire' and 'covet' having different meanings. Actually, that isnt the question being posed. Allow me to state it better or ask the question more clearly. Should we be purposefully looking for His Blessings FOR THE SAKE of getting them? In other words, finding formulae or principals in His word to help us recieve from Him? Are we to supposed to do good works now - for blessings later? (or is this something we should do anyway, because we are Christian) Jesus helps us to understand what our Motives should be in Matthew 6. But before we read Matt 6, Jesus is already teaching us in chapter 5. Notice the many areas of life He overshadows to let us see where our hearts should be. Motive is the heart of the issue, isnt it? If we desire HIS GIFTS solely for the sake of reaping rewards now or later, is this not coveting? I am not trying to say we shouldnt desire His blessings. What I am trying to say is, we shouldnt desire to reap - BECAUSE we have sown. That to me is a heart that covets. The Lord will Bless us BECAUSE we are His children. Matt 6:33, helps us to see where our hearts should be. ...help us Lord not to convolute your story... *shalom* D |