Biblically, want and desire are used pretty much interchangeably. It usually refers to the desire/wants or lack thereof in our relationship with God. Dictionary.com defines want with terms like craving, need, and requirement. It can also mean the lack of those same things. Desire implies craving, soliciting, having aspirations for, and even hunger. Issues (sin) … More Devotional Thought – “Found Wanting” – 0612/2024
AMP and RVR 1960 CONTEXT: Mi suegra (mother-in-law) calls me her “conejito energizante” (energizer bunny) because I am always working. While I love her biblically she would be better off comparing me to the ants we can find in the sand pile in her back yard. The bible makes a clear comparison to those that … More Daily Devotional – ANTS
by John Owen – February 16th, 2019 Chapter 6 “WHAT MORTIFICATION IS” Continued 2. Constant Fighting and Contending against Sin To be able always to be laying load on sin is no small degree of mortification. When sin is strong and vigorous the soul is scarce able to make any head against it. It sighs, groans, … More Daily Devotional – Mortification of Sin
December 14, 2018 Dare to Trust Devotional “Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4 Too often we read Scripture without concentrating on what we are reading and therefore miss completely what God has to say to us. We read quickly without delving into the depths … More DELIGHT YOURSELF IN THE LORD
Truth For Life – Daily Devotional June 14, 2017 Delight yourself in the Lord… Psalm 37:4 The teaching of these words must seem very surprising to those who are strangers to vital godliness, but to the sincere believer it is only the reminder of a recognized truth. The life of the believer is described as … More Delight Yourself in the Lord
THE POWER OF TEMPTATION A tree to be desired – Genesis 3:6 Ourselves are the greatest snares to ourselves. – Richard Baxter Satan never sets a dish before men they do not love. – Thomas Watson RULES Walk according to this rule – Galatians 6:16 He that walks by rule walks most safely. – Thomas … More PURITAN QUOTE(S) FOR TODAY – 09 & 10 June
WORDS AND WISHES They did chide him sharply – Judges 8:1 Pleasant words are as a honeycomb – Proverbs 16:24 They wished for the day – Acts 27:29 Words are wind; ay, but they are that wind that blows up this fire [anger] to a mighty heat. – Jeremiah Burroughs Five words cost Zachariah forty … More PURITAN QUOTE(S) FOR TODAY – 16 May
Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. – Psalms 37:4 I remember thinking, when I first because a Christian, how wonderful prayer would be. All I would have to do was let God know what I wanted, and He promised that I would have it. I … More What do you Desire?
THE GOSPEL The everlasting gospel – Revelation 14:6 The thunder of the gospel made Satan fall like lightening. – John Calvin The waters of the sactuary only run through the channels of the gospel. – Stephen Charnock AMBITION Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king– 1 Kings 1:5 Diotrephes, … More PURITAN QUOTE(S) FOR TODAY – 11 & 12 February
One of the questions and debates that have plague man for many years is that of Free Will. Do I not have a choice in becoming a believer? Do I not decide to follow Jesus? If not am I nothing more than a robot? Man by nature wants to be in charge in control (or … More Free Will Part I
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