Posts Tagged ‘ Desire ’
Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
Galatians 5:24, NASB
We can not grow in Christ if we refuse to let go of our sinful desires. Christ died to remove our sins, not to remove all penalty if we choose to keep sinning.
Give up your evil desires, or you have not really accepted Christ, merely used Him.
My soul yearns for you in the night; my spirit within me earnestly seeks you. For when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
Isaiah 26:9 ESV
Do you yearn for and earnestly seek the Lord?
One of the reasons we see unpleasant things happen in this world is that He allows or even orchestrates them for our righteousness.
Case in point: Jesus was born to die on a cross.
For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the Lord , and he ponders all his paths.
Proverbs 5:21, ESV
God knows our hearts, our intentions and desires, our hopes and our sins. He knows what we do and why.
Keep this in mind as you live your life.
Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4, ESV
Do not fall for many popular preachers’ message of claiming everything you want in the name of jesus.
Desire God and His will, and you will receive those desires.
(But He does enjoy giving gifts.)
Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire.
James 1:13-14 ESV
It is not God’s fault that we are tempted and sin. The devil may tempt us, or his followers, but it really comes down to our desires and choices.
The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
Psalm 145:18, ESV
“All who call on Him in truth.”
He wants to answer, but He responds to those calling out with an unselfish, honest desire for His will.
(But He also responds to turn our hearts toward Him!)
Another friendly reminder comes from me to you
to check out Proverbial Thought and all of its timeless truth.
It is still amazing that, although I planned these poems for these days months ago, they match up with the topic of the blog for the month.
Jesus Christ truly is who He claimed to be, God, and He proved it by rising from the dead. He is all we need.
i only want to seek You out
to know You intimately
my passion for You is growing
You are now all that i need
without Your presence in my life
my soul groans out in agony
as i cry out to my Lord and King
would You come dwell inside of me
You are my only driving passion
without You i will cease to be
fill me now with all Your Love
Your holy glory let me see
make me everything You have planned
until the day my soul is released
Taken from deeper words for God from a simple man of God by daniel m klem, page 129.
a simple man of God 