“Take delight in the Lord and He will give you your heart’s desires”. – Psalm37:4 NLT
There are numerous buried treasures embedded within Psalm 37 that holds promises that we can claim over our lives from the beginning to the end of the chapter. Here is another promise: “Take delight in the Lord and He will give you your heart’s desire.”
How many of us today wish that God would give us our hearts desire? Will He give you that pair of shoes you’ve been eyeing for months? Will He help you to buy that house you so desperately need? Does the desires of your heart include the need for God to fix what has been broken in your marriage for several years? Can He by some miracle change the behavior of that tyrannical boss who keeps getting under your skin?
In this text lies a conditional promise. Conditional promises provide a specific result (usually a blessing); however, it requires that you take certain steps to realize such blessings. In this case, for us to receive our heart’s desire we must take delight in the Lord. What does it mean to take delight in the Lord?
When we take delight in the Lord, we would have attained a level of oneness with Him that will help us enjoy the things He enjoys. Our hearts and minds are focused on eternal things. When our will is aligned with God’s will, selfishness and materialism will have no place in the desires we will treasure.
The things that God considers to be the most important to Him will become what is most important to us. A similar promise is given in Matthew 6:33 to “seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added unto you”.
We have the key to unlock Heaven’s storehouse and claim the promises of God over our lives. I challenge you today, to take delight in the things of God. Rejoice in the fact that you can study His words unmolested. Enjoy spending time with Him through prayer and meditation. Be thankful for each moment you are alive. By doing this, we will receive the desires of our hearts.
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