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Are we longing for the Lord with all of our heart?

How blessed and favored by God are those whose way is blameless [those with personal integrity, the upright, the guileless], Who Walk in the law [and who are guided by the precepts and revealed will] of the LORD.  Blessed and favored by God are those who keep His testimonies, And who [consistently] seek Him and long for Him with all their heart. They do no unrighteousness; They walk in His ways.  You have ordained Your precepts, That we should follow them with [careful] diligence.  Oh, that my ways may be established To observe and keep Your statutes [obediently accepting and honoring them]! Then I will not be ashamed When I look [with respect] to all Your commandments [as my guide]. I will give thanks to You with an upright heart, When I learn [through discipline] Your righteous judgments [for my transgressions]. (Psa: 119; 1-7-AMP)

 

Beloved, the truth of the matter is we long for a lot of things that we do not necessarily need and it might cause us more harm than good. Let look at some examples; that cheesecake that we like, a second bowl of ice cream, four cups of coffee, a large pizza with all of the toppings, (you get the picture). However, are we craving the Lord that way?

I try very hard to be as transparent as I possibly can because I do not desire for any of you to think that what I say through the Holy Spirit does not apply to me as well. About two weeks ago I wanted my favorite ice cream cup from a place that I knew would have it, however, that did not happen, they were out of it that hot summer day. I thought about that ice cream all day long and had such a craving for it, and the next day, and the next day, and the next day. However, it did not hit me until the Holy Spirit gave me the title to this sermon how much I desired the ice cream and was not desiring Him in the same way. (guilty as charged)

The Bible says we are blessed and favored” if” we have personal integrity. Mine you if we have it. We should be truthful about who we are and what we do, that is what God desires for each of us. So, having said that, let’s ask ourselves a question, stop right now and answer this truthfully. Do we really crave the Lord as much as we do other things? Remember, I asked to answer truthfully. For me, my answer has to be no I do not. I am not suggesting or saying that our Heavenly Father does not want us to enjoy or have the foods, clothes, outings and other times of fellowship with one another, but, I am saying that we should always want more of Him than anything else. We need to get our priorities in the correct order and keep them there. Without Christ we can do nor can we have anything. He is all things to each of us and we should show him just how much we appreciate His kindness, provision, love, patience and favor that he has for us.

Beloved, we need to be obedient to those things he is asking us to do and to honor them, put him first in every facet of our lives. Being consistent in that which the Holy Spirit desires for us to do needs to be our first and foremost desire. God promises in His word; Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. (Psa: 37: 4-KJV)

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There will never be anything wrong with us having other desires as long as we desire the Lord fervently and first.

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