OCTOBER 13
EVERY DESIRE OF GOODNESS
2 Thessalonians 1:11-12
To this end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith, with power; that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. (WEB)
Our God is a good God. He works all things together for our good (Romans 8:28), and it is His eternal plan to fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith that is in a believer's heart. For many of us, the very idea that God would use our heart's desires is unfamiliar. Some religious circles even teach that our hearts are fundamentally evil and that we cannot trust what they say.
While that may be true of our old nature, it is not true of our new nature in Christ. Now, our bodies are the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit, and the living God has knit His heart with ours through the work that Jesus finished on the cross. Because of our holy union with Christ, we can now trust the godly desires of our hearts!
Philippians 2:13 tells us that God actually guides us through our heart's desires so that we can do His will.... For it is God who works in you both to will and to work, for His good pleasure. (WEB) Psalm 37:4 tells us that if we delight in the Lord, He will give us the desires of our heart.
My prayer today is that we all recognize that the godly longings of our hearts are good. I pray that we learn to live from our hearts more each day so we can follow the gentle guidance of the Holy Spirit that leads us through them.
May we recognize that it is our Father's will to fulfill every godly desire for goodness and the work of faith that arises within us! He is the one who actually made us the way we are so that we would desire to do the things we were created to do.
May we all recognize that it is through God's grace and His power that we walk worthy of our calling, allowing Him to fulfill every desire for goodness and every action prompted by our faith. The ultimate goal is that Jesus will be glorified in us, and we will be glorified in Him!
2 Thessalonians 1:11-12
11 With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith. 12 We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. (NIV)
To this end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith, with power; that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. (WEB)
Our God is a good God. He works all things together for our good (Romans 8:28), and it is His eternal plan to fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith that is in a believer's heart. For many of us, the very idea that God would use our heart's desires is unfamiliar. Some religious circles even teach that our hearts are fundamentally evil and that we cannot trust what they say.
While that may be true of our old nature, it is not true of our new nature in Christ. Now, our bodies are the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit, and the living God has knit His heart with ours through the work that Jesus finished on the cross. Because of our holy union with Christ, we can now trust the godly desires of our hearts!
Philippians 2:13 tells us that God actually guides us through our heart's desires so that we can do His will.... For it is God who works in you both to will and to work, for His good pleasure. (WEB) Psalm 37:4 tells us that if we delight in the Lord, He will give us the desires of our heart.
My prayer today is that we all recognize that the godly longings of our hearts are good. I pray that we learn to live from our hearts more each day so we can follow the gentle guidance of the Holy Spirit that leads us through them.
May we recognize that it is our Father's will to fulfill every godly desire for goodness and the work of faith that arises within us! He is the one who actually made us the way we are so that we would desire to do the things we were created to do.
May we all recognize that it is through God's grace and His power that we walk worthy of our calling, allowing Him to fulfill every desire for goodness and every action prompted by our faith. The ultimate goal is that Jesus will be glorified in us, and we will be glorified in Him!
2 Thessalonians 1:11-12
11 With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith. 12 We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. (NIV)