Our Desires: Are they in line with God's word?

◊Desires◊
Did you know the God has some things that he wants us to desire? And things he doesn’t want us to desire? As well as promises of good things if we desire the right things?
“Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.”
Psalm 37:4

Right Desires
• Desire the LORD.
Psa 27:4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
Psa 73:25 Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
2Sa 23:5 Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.

• Desire the LORD's name.
Neh 1:11 O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.
Isa 26:8 Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee. 24:1

• Desire the Law of the LORD
Psalm 19:7-10
The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.


• Desire Wisdom
Proverbs 3:13-15
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
Col 1:9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

• Desire The Word of God
1Pe 2:2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby.

• Desire Mercy
Hos 6:6 For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

• Desire Spiritual Gifts
1Co 14:1 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

• Desire Fruit in Your Ministry
Php 4:17 Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.

• Desire to Pray for Israel
Rom 10:1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

• Desire to "faint not at tribulations"
Eph 3:13 Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.

• Desire To Work
Job 14:15 Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.

• Desire to Reason With The LORD
Job 13:3 Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.

• Desire Heaven

Php 1:23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
Heb 11:16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.





Confirmations of Right Desires
• Psa 10:17 LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
• Psa 145:16 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
• Psa 145:19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
• Pro 10:24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
• Pro 11:23 The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
• 2Ch 15:15 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about.
• Mar 11:24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

Wrong Desires

• Desire NOT to be covetous
Psa 10:3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.
Jas 4:2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

• Desire NOT Revenge
Psa 70:2 Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.

• Desire NOT not to work
Pro 21:25 The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

• Desire NOT the things of a wicked person
Pro 23:6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

• Desire NOT to be like a wicked person
Pro 24:1 Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

• Desire NOT to be first
Mar 9:35 And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.

• Desire NOT to be in bondage
Gal 4:9 But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?

Confirmations of Wrong Desires
Psa 112:10 The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

Resurection Post

Mar 15:39-47
(39) And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
(40) There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
(41) (Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.
(42) And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
(43) Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
(44) And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
(45) And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.
(46) And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
(47) And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.
Mar 16:1-20
(1) And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.
(2) And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.
(3) And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?
(4) And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.
(5) And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.
(6) And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.
(7) But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.
(8) And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.
(9) Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
(10) And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.
(11) And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.
(12) After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country.
(13) And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them.
(14) Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.
(15) And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
(16) He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
(17) And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
(18) They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
(19) So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
(20) And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.