Scripture of the Week
Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Psalm 37:4 (King James Version)
Many have used this verse to justify turning God into their personal "genie in a bottle." After all, God wants us to be blessed. And in this scripture, God has promised to give us all the desires of our heart. Right?
Well, you can't just focus on a portion of the verse without paying attention to the first half.
In order to receive the desires of our heart, we must first delight in the Lord. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the word 'delight' as "great pleasure or satisfaction."
I've found that people who are truly satisfied with God are very unselfish. They spend more of their time praying for the needs of others than praying for their own wants and possessions. Their motivation in life seems to be fulfilling God's plan for their life and seeing the lost get saved - even more than their own happiness.
Now obviously there is nothing wrong with cars, houses, clothes or other material things. But we have to realize they only bring temporary pleasure, and we can't take our possessions with us when we die. And they should never take the place of God.
When we place importance in having a relationship with our Heavenly Father and living a life pleasing to Him, our desires will match up exactly with His.
Daily Reading
Sunday, May 15: 2 Chronicles, Chapters 18-20
Monday, May 16: 2 Chronicles, Chapters 21-24
Tuesday, May 17: 2 Chronicles, Chapters 25-27
Wednesday, May 18: 2 Chronicles, Chapters 28-31
Thursday, May 19: 2 Chronicles, Chapters 32-34
Friday, May 20: 2 Chronicles, Chapters 35-36
Saturday, May 21: Ezra, Chapters 1-3
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