Psalm 37:4-5 (LSB) 4 Delight yourself in Yahweh; And He will give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to Yahweh, Trust in Him, and He will do it.
Psalm 37:4 is a verse we hear quoted frequently.
It gives hope and encouragement!
Some might even say that this verse promises us that God will give us the desires of our heart.
And, again, He will. But only if we learn and follow what the rest of these verses say!
What do I mean by this?
Let’s look more closely so we can be sure to get all we can from this and be sure to walk in the truth of God’s word, not assumptions or half-truths.
The second half of verse 4 does indeed tell us that He will give us the desires of our heart.
But what does the first half say?
Delight yourself in Yahweh!
So, that promise of God giving us the desires of our heart is conditional.
And verse 5 gives the “recipe for success.”
What does it say?
Commit your way to Yahweh, and trust in Him!
And what will be the result of this?
He will do it.
So, you see, God does want to give us the desires of our heart. But our heart must be willing to obey as we commit our way to Him, delight ourselves in Him, and trust in Him.
And that, my friends, is the truth of God’s word taken in its proper context, and in its entirety, with no sugar added.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443
401-439-3780
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