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God Has Given Our Hearts Desire
Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Aug 4, 2015 (message contributor)
Summary: To show that GOD is the Giver of our heart's desire and He's not witholding anything good from us. Psalms 84:11 For the Lord God is a Sun and Shield; the Lord bestows [present] grace and favor and [future] glory (honor, splendor, and heavenly bliss)! No
I. EXORDIUM:
Is GOD the giver of your desires?
Yes. Psalms 37:4
Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He will give you the desires and secret petitions of your heart.
II. AUDIENCE PROFILE:
Believers
III. OBJECTIVES:
To show that GOD is the Giver of our heart's desire and He's not witholding anything good from us.
For the Lord God is a Sun and Shield; the Lord bestows [present] grace and favor and [future] glory (honor, splendor, and heavenly bliss)! No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.
IV. TEXT:
You have given him his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah [pause, and think of that]!
V. THESIS:
Praise, worship and thank You very much LORD JESUS for You are the Giver of all my heart's desire and You don't withhold any good thing from me.
VI. TITLE:
GOD has given our hearts desire
VII. EXPLICATION:
A. Authors: Authorship of many is uncertain, generally attributed to King David.
B. Date written: c. 1440 to 450 B.C. ( From Moses to Ezra)
C. Purpose: 150 songs to praise and worship GOD
D. To whom written: Sometimes to GOD, sometimes to author
E. Main Themes: praise and worship, prayer and praise
VIII. MAIN BODY:
A. The LORD has given our heart's desire
"You have given him his heart’s desire"
Ask of Me, and I will give You the nations as Your inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth as Your possession.
You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them in pieces like potters’ ware.
May He grant you according to your heart’s desire and fulfill all your plans.
We will [shout in] triumph at your salvation and victory, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners. May the Lord fulfill all your petitions.
B. The LORD has not withheld the request of our lips
"and have not withheld the request of his lips"
My eye looks upon those who lie in wait for me; my ears hear the evildoers that rise up against me.
He says, It is too light a thing that you should be My servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the survivors [of the judgments] of Israel; I will also give you for a light to the nations, that My salvation may extend to the end of the earth.
Thus says the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, Israel’s Holy One, to him whom man rejects and despises, to him whom the nations abhor, to the servant of rulers: Kings shall see you and arise; princes, and they shall prostrate themselves, because of the Lord, Who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, Who has chosen you.
Thus says the Lord, In an acceptable and favorable time I have heard and answered you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you; and I will preserve you and give you for a covenant to the people, to raise up and establish the land [from its present state of ruin] and to apportion and cause them to inherit the desolate [moral wastes of heathenism, their] heritages,
Saying to those who are bound, Come forth, and to those who are in [spiritual] darkness, Show yourselves [come into the light of the Sun of righteousness]. They shall feed in ll the ways [in which they go], and their pastures shall be [not in deserts, but] on all the bare [grass-covered] hills.
They will not hunger or thirst, neither will mirage [mislead] or scorching wind or sun smite them; for He Who has mercy on them will lead them, and by springs of water will He guide them.
And I will make all My mountains a way, and My highways will be raised up.
Behold, these shall come from afar—and, behold, these from the north and from the west, and these from the land of Sinim (China).
Therefore He is able also to save to the uttermost (completely, perfectly, finally, and for all time and eternity) those who come to God through Him, since He is always living to make petition to God and intercede with Him and intervene for them.
GOD has given or answered all of our prayers. It requires us to know and understand GOD'S WORDS so that after learning and knowing it, we apply it in our lives. We are granted requests because we abide in the Vine.
If you live in Me [abide vitally united to Me] and My words remain in you and continue to live in your hearts, ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you.
IX. CONCLUSION:
Praise, worship and thank You very much LORD JESUS for You are the Giver of all my heart's desire and You don't withhold any good thing from me.
