PAUL SPOKE OF A HEART'S DESIRE -
Romans 10:1 -
"BRETHREN, my hearts desire and prayer to God
for Israel is, that they might be saved."
DESIRE HERE IN ROMANS 10:1 IS
Strongs 2107 - yoo-dok-ee'-ah; satisfaction,
i.e. (subj.) delight, or (obj.) kindness, wish,
purpose: - desire, good pleasure (will), * seem goodFROM 2095 e u yoo;
(good); (adv.) well: - good, well (done)AND
1380 - dok-eh'-o; "to think"
"be of reputation, seem (good),"The idea is
WHAT YOU THINK OR ACCOUNT OF AS GOOD;
WHAT YOU HOLD IN REPUTATION OR BE TRUE
IN YOUR HEART.
Psalms 10:3
For the wicked boasteth of his hearts desire,
and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.
A Heart's Desire is a desire
at the innermost core of your being.
"My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath
unto thy judgments at all times."The word "breaketh" here is from
strongs 1638 ... gaw-ras';
"to crush" . . . "to dissolve" "break"
ILL. - DAVID WAS A MAN AFTER GOD'S OWN HEART
Acts 13:22
he raised up unto them David to be their king;
to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have
found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine
own heart, which shall fulfill all my will.YET, AT TIMES, HIS BEHAVIOR OUTWARDLY WAS DEPLORABLE.
ANOTHER ILLUSTRATION -
JUDAS AND PETER BOTH DENIED THE LORD,
but the true heart's desire of each man
was radically different.
1Samuel 16:7
man looketh on the outward appearance,
but the Lord looketh on the heart.
Proverbs 23:7
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:THINKETH HERE IS STRONGS HEBREW 8176 - shaw-ar';
to split or open, ... to act as gate-keeper ...;
(fig.) to estimate: - think
Proverbs 23:7
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:
In the physical, the heart and the mind
are probably the most important componentsThere is a parallel in the spiritual
1. EVEN A CHILD HAS TO BEGIN FORMING
THEIR HEART'S DESIRES --
MAKING HEART CHOICESWRONG HEART CHOICES LEAD TO PROBLEMS
Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts,
murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts,
false witness, blasphemies:
2. OH, THAT OUR CHILDREN WOULD FORM
THE RIGHT HEART DESIRESTHAT THEY WOULD HAVE A HEART FOR GOD.
Psalms 42:1
As the hart panteth after the water brooks,
so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
3. MAY THEY SEE THOSE DESIRES IN US --
HOLY DESIRES TO PLEASE THE LORD.
SPURGEON SAID:
"Where the grace of God reigns in the soul
it makes a man become a stranger among his fellows,
and it breeds in him peculiar affections
and novel desires. "
DAVID WROTE:
Ps.119:19 - I am a stranger in the earth:
HE WAS A KING, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.
Surrounded by people every day.
The best known man of his day.Yet, he found himself a stranger in the earth.
DAVID LONGED AFTER GOD AND HIS WORD
Read the rest of the versePsalms 119:19
I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy
commandments from me.& the following verse
Psalm 119:20
"My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath
unto thy judgments at all times."
DAVID HAD A LONGING - A HEART'S DESIRE
WORLDLY MEN care nothing for GOD or HIS JUDGMENTS.
Church & Worship is no Delight to Them.
THIS MESSAGE HAS A SELF-TEST
Test yourself by your own longings.
2 Corinthians 13:5
Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith;
prove your own selves.
They have
no interest because they have no interest.
To use a double entendre.
They share neither part nor lot.
THE APPETITES AND LONGINGS OF THE REGENERATE
ARE IN THE SUPERNATURAL AND IN THE ETERNAL.Mt.5:6
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst
after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
THE WORLD DOESN'T UNDERSTAND US.
You seem absorbed with this, they say.
WE ANSWER: Yes! Isn't it wonderful.
YOU BECOME ABSORBED WITH ANYTHING YOU LOVE.
Sports, Romance, Work
WE WHO TRULY LOVE GOD ARE ABSORBED WITH HIM.
Psalm 119:20
"My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath ...". . .for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.
We want to know what he thinks - his "judgments"
We do not judge this book we are judged by it.
We stand before
The Judge of all the earth,
The High Court of Heaven
Has ruled, Has Decreed.
This Book (the Bible) is the court record -
as it were the minutes of the court.
We who love the Lord want to know His Judgments.
DO YOU HAVE THAT LONGING FOR GOD'S WORD?
BOTH FOR THE WORD OF GOD
& FOR THE GOD OF THE WORD.
WHEN YOU HUNGER FOR GOOD THINGS, HE WILL GIVE IT TO YOU
Luke 1:53
He hath filled the hungry with good things;
DO YOU HAVE A LONGING IN YOUR HEART FOR JESUS.
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The preceeding is a sermon written by
Ben Shepherd
Copyright 1999 Ben Shepherd
Permission is freely granted to those who minister
to use in public proclamation without stating attribution.
All other rights reserved.
Written and edited after reading & rereading from the sermon(s) cited below by C.H. Spurgeon.
Some of the thoughts and ideas were inspired by Spurgeon's sermons, which are in the public domain.
HOLY LONGINGS. Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Volume 27, NO. 1586, page 154;
DELIVERED ON LORD'S-DAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 27TH, 1881,
BY C. H. SPURGEON
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