The Desires of Our Heart

September 30, 2017- Saturday-#494 Daily Morning Bible Reading and Meditation-  Psalm 37 KJV

***Delight thyself also in the LORD ; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.*** 

[1] Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. 

[2] For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. 

[3] Trust in the Lord , and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. 

[4] Delight thyself also in the Lord ; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. 

[5] Commit thy way unto the Lord ; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. 

[6] And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. 

[7] Rest in the Lord , and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. 

[23] The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord : and he delighteth in his way. 

[24] Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. 

[25] I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

Thoughts to ponder for today:

The Desires of Our Heart

The Psalmist here identified 4 apparent disparagement which a person, even a believer of GOD might be caught unaware. These are usually the cause of anxieties, worries and disappointments.

Such are:  

* V.1,7,8 -Fretting- To cause to suffer emotional strain; to become vex or weary about untoward desires. 

* V. 7-12- Fearful - very bad emotional, mental and physical reaction caused by  grave threat, oppression or grievous circumstantial sufferings 

* V 24- Fallen - to drop from higher to lower position. Fallen out of love, fallen into sinful habits, fallen from positional career, from high to lower degree, financial investment failure resulting to famine. 

* V25 Forsaken- left alone, left behind, unnoticed or unattended. 

These all are driven by unbelief, weakness in faith and wrong choices. 

A person is able to wrest these all by changing his or her intellect or mentality  from pessimism to getting connected with and fully trust his or her Creator, by containing and restraining his or her emotion which is the director of every thoughts, to fret not of evildoers; to strengthening his or her physical body that are not to be used in oppression and evil works, and sinful actions; reserved only to do good for self improvements and to uplift others too, and be renewed his or her spirit into true faith; having the power to control mind's disposition to choose to do good and become selective in every desires of the heart; empowering discernment to know what the blessed will of The LORD is. 

For trusting GOD's blessed will that truly works, is favor from The LORD, The Creator of all. 

GOD should be delighted in us v4.  That means committing our ways in Him, v.5, Resting and waiting  in His promise, v. 7 , ceasing from anger and forsaking wrath,v8. 

Meekly, patiently and wholly relying in GOD's help and deliverance is His delight. 

Practicing and strengthening our faith in GOD in His providential works while we are facing every trials, testings and temptations. 

May these be our precaution in every desires of our hearts. That it should be according to His blessed will, so that we may receive yes for an answer to our prayers. 

As it was spoken by The LORD in Luke 6:45 KJV

[45] A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

Matthew 12:35-36 KJV

[35] A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. 

[36] But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

What is the desires of your heart? Do you think it is GOD's blessed will? 

Think, meditate, ponder! 

Be blessed today! 

Psalm 37:1-40 KJV

[1] Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. [2] For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. [3] Trust in the Lord , and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. [4] Delight thyself also in the Lord ; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. [5] Commit thy way unto the Lord ; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. [6] And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. [7] Rest in the Lord , and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. [8] Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. [9] For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord , they shall inherit the earth. [10] For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be : yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be . [11] But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. [12] The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. [13] The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming. [14] The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation. [15] Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. [16] A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked. [17] For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the righteous. [18] The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever. [19] They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. [20] But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away. [21] The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth. [22] For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off. [23] The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord : and he delighteth in his way. [24] Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. [25] I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. [26] He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed. [27] Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore. [28] For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. [29] The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever. [30] The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment. [31] The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide. [32] The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. [33] The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged. [34] Wait on the Lord , and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it . [35] I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. [36] Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. [37] Mark the perfect man , and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace. [38] But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off. [39] But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord : he is their strength in the time of trouble. [40] And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.