Hearts desire
Fri, Sep 16th - 2:39PM
I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit,Who leads you in the way you should go. If only you had paid attention to my commandments! Then your well being would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea. Isaiah 48:17b,18 (NASB)
Oh that they had such a heart in them that they would fear Me and always keep all my commandments, that it might be well with them and with their children forever! Deut. 5:29 (NKJV)
And behold, one came to him and said , Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may obtain eternal life? And He said to him, Why are you asking Me about what is good/ There is only One who is good; but if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments. He said to Him, Which ones? And Jesus said, You shall not commit murder; You shall not commit adutery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witnes; Honor your Father,and Mother; And you shall love your neighbor as yourself. The young man said to Him these things I have kept, what am I still lacking? Jesus said to him, If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possesions and give to the poor, and you shall have treasures in heaven; and come, follow Me. Matt. 19;16-21 (NASB)
What am I still lacking? The young mans question answered itself I believe. He had kept the commandments, he had lived a good life. Perhaps to good ,because that is where his heart was.He coveted the gain he had gotten from life. He loved what this world had to offer, More than he desired to be a part of God's kingdom.
Maybe though you are not rich, I know I'm not. Christ isn't however speaking only of money and possesions. That was the stone that tripped up that particular young man. Where lies your heart? What is keeping you from truly knowing the grace of our Lord? Pride? Lust? What does your heart desire?
I have said on several occasions, Know the law, live the law. Will that make you a good person? Will that gain you entrance to heaven? No and no. Why then should we strive to live by such a rigid standard?Because if we are alive in Christ, we must. When saved He creates a new us, the old us dies away and we are reborn in Him. That should be the desire of our heart, that should be the one thing we strive for. Salvation is a glorious gift. Desire not worldly demise,desire grace, live for the promise of salvation.
Live for Jesus and be blessed
I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit,Who leads you in the way you should go. If only you had paid attention to my commandments! Then your well being would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea. Isaiah 48:17b,18 (NASB)
Oh that they had such a heart in them that they would fear Me and always keep all my commandments, that it might be well with them and with their children forever! Deut. 5:29 (NKJV)
And behold, one came to him and said , Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may obtain eternal life? And He said to him, Why are you asking Me about what is good/ There is only One who is good; but if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments. He said to Him, Which ones? And Jesus said, You shall not commit murder; You shall not commit adutery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witnes; Honor your Father,and Mother; And you shall love your neighbor as yourself. The young man said to Him these things I have kept, what am I still lacking? Jesus said to him, If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possesions and give to the poor, and you shall have treasures in heaven; and come, follow Me. Matt. 19;16-21 (NASB)
What am I still lacking? The young mans question answered itself I believe. He had kept the commandments, he had lived a good life. Perhaps to good ,because that is where his heart was.He coveted the gain he had gotten from life. He loved what this world had to offer, More than he desired to be a part of God's kingdom.
Maybe though you are not rich, I know I'm not. Christ isn't however speaking only of money and possesions. That was the stone that tripped up that particular young man. Where lies your heart? What is keeping you from truly knowing the grace of our Lord? Pride? Lust? What does your heart desire?
I have said on several occasions, Know the law, live the law. Will that make you a good person? Will that gain you entrance to heaven? No and no. Why then should we strive to live by such a rigid standard?Because if we are alive in Christ, we must. When saved He creates a new us, the old us dies away and we are reborn in Him. That should be the desire of our heart, that should be the one thing we strive for. Salvation is a glorious gift. Desire not worldly demise,desire grace, live for the promise of salvation.
Live for Jesus and be blessed
posted by Ross J Moebius | 12:01 PM
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Believe and be new,praise JESUS
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