DO YOU WANT YOUR DESIRES MET?

WANT YOUR DESIRES MET?                     Thursday April 23, 2015

Text: Psalm 37:1 – 6                                        Memory verse: v 4

Having a delight in the will, character, and ways of God is a means of increasing excellence, usefulness, and enjoyment. David calls us to take delight in the Lord and to commit everything we have and do to him. But how do we do this? This counsel of David is a prerequisite to having our desires met. When we delight in God it will give more opportunity to know Him better; when we know him better, it will be safer and easier for us to commit our ways and trust to Him. When you delight in someone, it is easy to go to that person. We take his or her instructions and command with open heart without complaining. Because you delight in that person, you will not want his or her absence. Matthew 6:33 explains our topic.

If we really desire to have our needs met, we must delight in the Lord through our faith, commitment, obedience and faithfulness. Are these things seen in our lives? Our love for God must be kept ever first in our thoughts. How much do you delight yourself in the Lord who made you what you are today? Christian faith and obedience lead to prosperity. Therefore, we should have strong faith in the Lord and be obedient so that God can give us the desires of our hearts.    

Food for Thought: The godly man never indulges in a desire which he cannot form into a prayer to God.

Prayer: God, draw me closer to yourself and grant my desires in Jesus name.