Bible Verse of The Day – 6-4-21

Psalm 37:4 (NKJV) 4 Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.

Yesterday we discussed Psalm 37, verse 3. Today, let’s take a look at verse 4 and see what we can glean from it.

This is actually the verse I had planned on writing about when I sat down to write today. But when I saw the sum of these verses together, I thought it would be better to talk about all of them and break them down.

So, here in verse 4 we have a truth that we need to look at very carefully because it’s a message that we often hear, but only in part. Let me explain.

We frequently hear about God giving us the desires of our hearts, but we seldom hear it in its proper context and in its fullness, as intended by the writer of this Psalm.

Let’s face it. Having God give us the desires of our hearts sounds pretty enticing, doesn’t it? Who wouldn’t want that?

Well then, let’s look at what that really means in the context that it was actually written in.

The key to this is the qualifier in the first half of that verse; Delight yourself in the Lord.

You see, first of all, we need to make sure we’re delighting ourselves in the Lord, not in the world or in selfish desires.

We need to be putting Him first in all we do, with no self-serving motives or selfish ambitions. That’s the key right there.

As we grow in our walk with Him, we will begin to understand what He wants for our lives. Our desires will begin to change. We will begin to desire things that align with His will.

Truth and righteousness will become more prevalent in our lives. Worldly pleasures and desires will begin to fade into the background. His desires will become our desires.

It’s then that He will begin to give us the desires of our heart, because those desires are in line with the kingdom of God and His truth.

Do we want God to give us the desires of our heart? Then all we need to do is make His desires ours, and watch Him keep His promises, as He gives us those desires.

Join us again tomorrow as we wrap this up with verse 5.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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