The other day, my
five-year-old daughter asked, “Mom, what does ‘desire’ mean?” She went on to explain that her teacher says,
“It is our desire…” every day when she prays in class. I told her that to desire something means to
want it. After she considered that for a
minute, she said, “Mom, I desire some crackers with salami and cheese for my
snack.”
On a daily basis
there are things that we desire. It
might be a desire for a certain food or a desire to speak to a loved one or
friend. We all have desires.
Nehemiah desired to
fear the Lord. (Nehemiah 1:11) Job’s
desire was that God would answer him. (Job 31:35) In Psalm 27:4, the psalmist
desired to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of his life, to behold
the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in His temple. Paul desired fruit that would abound to the
account of the church at Philippi. In 1
Peter 2:2, we are instructed to desire the sincere milk of the word.
What is your
desire? The Bible tells us in Psalm
37:4: “Delight thyself also in the Lord:
and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.”
Until next week, keep
your sunny side up!
Good thoughts! Thank you for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteMy desire is to see you all used by the Lord there to reach the folks you see daily. I know they are watching and that they will listen. Love you! Praying for you.
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