Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
The promise is that those who find joy and delight in the Lord will receive the desires of their heart. That delight is inseparable from trusting God, doing good, committing one's way to Him, seeking Him in faith and humility, obeying His requirements, and waiting patiently and resting in Him rather than fretting over the success of the wicked. Delighting in the Lord means turning from the crooked ways of one's own desires to want to live under God's authority. The new birth brings this change of desire and leads a person to keep striving for a higher standard.
Delighting means communing with God and enjoying His presence in close trust and confidence. This communion brings healing joy and hope, with Christ's righteousness and love dwelling in the soul. Delight is to be cultivated by knowing God as a loving Father and recognizing His mercy. Such joy in Him equips a person to lead others to God as the source of refreshment.
God grants the heart's desire as He shapes it through seeking Him. Beholding Jesus awakens the desire to become like Him and to possess His righteousness, and earnest prayer brings that desire to God for fulfillment. Receiving what is asked requires loving the Lord more and more earnestly, trusting with the knowledge of having no strength to keep oneself, and praying alone to the kind heavenly Father for the Holy Spirit's guidance. A person should think about what is desired most and ask for the very things needed, and God will grant the desire of the heart.
Delight belongs to a life in which selfishness is extinguished and personality and self are lost in God in full surrender. Heart and mind are cleansed, with love to God supreme and love to neighbor as to self in full love and willing obedience, as one with Christ, so that words and works reflect His character. For the sick and weak, waiting patiently for God means not hurrying to take up responsibilities again but accepting the cross of waiting long enough to get strong. It means trusting God to restore soundness and health and to give the peace of Christ with rest and quietude in Him.
The promise is urged upon those who have received present truth. Delight should be visible in family life, so that children can see that the Lord is their family's joy and Savior.
The promise is that those who find joy and delight in the Lord will receive the desires of their heart. That delight is inseparable from trusting God, doing good, committing one's way to Him, seeking Him in faith and humility, obeying His requirements, and waiting patiently and resting in Him rather than fretting over the success of the wicked. Delighting in the Lord means turning from the crooked ways of one's own desires to want to live under God's authority. The new birth brings this change of desire and leads a person to keep striving for a higher standard.
Delighting means communing with God and enjoying His presence in close trust and confidence. This communion brings healing joy and hope, with Christ's righteousness and love dwelling in the soul. Delight is to be cultivated by knowing God as a loving Father and recognizing His mercy. Such joy in Him equips a person to lead others to God as the source of refreshment.
God grants the heart's desire as He shapes it through seeking Him. Beholding Jesus awakens the desire to become like Him and to possess His righteousness, and earnest prayer brings that desire to God for fulfillment. Receiving what is asked requires loving the Lord more and more earnestly, trusting with the knowledge of having no strength to keep oneself, and praying alone to the kind heavenly Father for the Holy Spirit's guidance. A person should think about what is desired most and ask for the very things needed, and God will grant the desire of the heart.
Delight belongs to a life in which selfishness is extinguished and personality and self are lost in God in full surrender. Heart and mind are cleansed, with love to God supreme and love to neighbor as to self in full love and willing obedience, as one with Christ, so that words and works reflect His character. For the sick and weak, waiting patiently for God means not hurrying to take up responsibilities again but accepting the cross of waiting long enough to get strong. It means trusting God to restore soundness and health and to give the peace of Christ with rest and quietude in Him.
The promise is urged upon those who have received present truth. Delight should be visible in family life, so that children can see that the Lord is their family's joy and Savior.