Delight Thyself In the Lord And He Shall Give Thee The Desires of Thine Heart - Part 1339

"Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the Lord: and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass." (Psalm 37:1-5)

Throughout the old covenant, the Lord was often critical of those in positions of power who did not give glory unto His name. "If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay [it] to heart, to give glory unto the Lord of hosts ..." (Malachi 2:2) Repeatedly, the Lord would say, "Hear the Word of the Lord, ye children of Israel; for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land." (Hosea 4:1) 

As a consequence of not turning to the Lord, He told the people, "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge, because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to Me, seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children." (Hosea 4:6) 

How the Lord must have grieved through these times knowing that if we would only seek the Lord, how quickly He would turn things around, and give us the innermost desires of our heart. (Please note -- we are not talking about money here. Tithing is an old covenant teaching that has stolen the blessings from the people of God.) Rather, in this current dispensation of grace, the Lord wants all, of us -- our heart, soul, mind and strength -- because He gave us His all for you and I on the cross. A perfect sacrifice so that we could be saved from our sins.

"And she shall bring forth a son and thou shalt call His name JESUS, for He shall save His people from their sins." (Matthew 1:21) 

And the angel said unto Mary, a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David, "Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call His name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest, and the Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of His father David, and He shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever and of His kingdom there shall be no end." 

Then said Mary unto the angel, "How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?" And the angel answered and said unto her, "The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee, therefore, also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God." (Luke 1:31-35; Isaiah 7:14)

In other words, Mary was found with child of the Holy Ghost. (Matthew 1:18)

"And Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born JESUS, who is called Christ." (Matthew 1:16) 

"And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, His name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before He was conceived in the womb. And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought Him to Jerusalem to present [Him] to the Lord; (as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;) and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons." (Luke 2:21-24; Leviticus 12:2-8; Deuteronomy 18:4; Exodus 13:2-15)

JESUS -- the name above every other name. (Philippians 2:9) 

JESUS -- the only name to which every person will soon bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord over all -- wherefore, God also hath highly exalted Him and given Him a name which is above every name.  (Philippians 2:9-11)

JESUS -- neither is there salvation in any other, for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. (Acts 4:12)

JESUS -- whom Peter (standing with the apostles) declared both Lord and Christ. (Acts 2:36) 

And yet, the very name in which we are instructed to do everything -- in both word and deed -- is diminished by the world at large. (Colossians 3:17) Even the religious community has designated the name of JESUS to be lesser, claiming the false teaching and religious dogma of a trinity, or tri-une god as evidence. How quickly the Lord would return us to Him and give us our heart's desires, if we would stop listening to those who proclaim to know the truth, and are rather empty vessels, and take the time to search the scriptures ourselves for truth. 

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, "All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth." (Matthew 28:18)

ALL POWER is given unto Jesus. ALL authority is given unto Jesus. And even the angels worship Him.

"God who at sundry times and in diverse manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets hath in these last days spoken unto us by [His] Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds; who being the brightness of [His] glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the Word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; being made so much better than the angels, as He hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they .... and let all the angels of God worship Him." (Hebrews 1:1-13)

JESUS was the culmination of prophecies told afore. JESUS was the plan of salvation decided before the world was formed. JESUS -- to whom the world has been put in subjection -- "all things in subjection under His feet." (Hebrews 2:6-8) 

"But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour that He by the grace of God should taste death for every man. For it became Him for whom all things, and by whom all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. For both He that sanctifies and they who are sanctified are of one; for which cause He is not ashamed to call them brethren, saying, "I will declare Thy name unto my brethren in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto Thee." And, again, "I will put my trust in Him," And again, "Behold, I and the children which God hath given Me." (Hebrews 2:8-13)

"For He must reign till He hath put all enemies under His feet ... for He hath put all things under His feet. But when He saith all things that put under Him it is manifest that He is excepted, which did put all things under Him, and when all things shall be subdued unto Him, then shall the Son also Himself be subject unto Him that put all things under Him, that God may be all in all." (I Corinthians 15:1-29)

How can this be, you ask, if God is not a tri-une God? We need to read further in the scriptures, and not stop studying in places whereby God has only just begun elaborating on His perfect plan of salvation. That is, the mystery that was held in the bosom of the Father from the foundation of the world. As believers in Jesus by faith, we need to desire knowledge of the conclusion. We need to understand the ending, putting on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. (Ephesians 4:24)

The truth is in Jesus. (Ephesians 4:21)

"And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam [was made] a quickening Spirit. Howbeit that [was] not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural, and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth -- earthy; and the second man is the Lord from heaven." (I Corinthians  15:45-47) 

"And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but He that came down from heaven, [even] the Son of man which is in heaven ... that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life ... he that believes on Him is not condemned but he that believes not is condemned already, because HE HATH NOT BELIEVED IN THE NAME OF THE ONLY BEGOTTEN SON OF GOD. 

And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil ... but he that does truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God." (John 3:13-21)

Yes, as John the baptist said when he stated that he is not the Christ but rather the one that is sent before Him that, "He that comes from above is above all; he that is of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. He that comes from heaven is ABOVE all, and what He hath seen and heard, that He testifies, and no man receives His testimony. He that receives His testimony hath set to His seal that God is true. 

For He whom God hath sent speaks the words of God, for God gives not the Spirit by measure [unto Him]. The Father loves the Son and hath given ALL things into His hand. He that believes on the Son hath everlasting life; and he that believes not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides in him." (John 3:26-36)

Jesus told us, "For the bread of God is He which comes down from heaven and gives life unto the world. ... I am the Bread of life; he that comes to Me shall never hunger and he that believes on Me shall never thirst." (John 6:33-35)

But sadly, even today, there are too many that want to take away from Jesus, referring to other names God was known by in the old testament. These deny that Jesus is the bread which came down from heaven. These deny that Jesus is the Bread of life. These want to diminish what Jesus said when He stated, "I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If any man eat of this bread, He shall live forever, ad the bread that I will give is My flesh, which I will give for the life of the world." (John 6:43-51) 

Jesus told the Jews, "Ye are from beneath. I am from above. Ye are of this world. I am not of this world. I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins, for if ye believe not that I am He, ye shall die in your sins." (John 8:20-24)

Why? Because as Jesus said, "Ye neither know Me, nor My Father: if ye had known Me, ye should have known My Father also." (John 8:19)

As Jesus later said, "I and My Father are ONE." (John 10:30) God manifest in the flesh. (I Timothy 3:16) He was in the world and the world was made by Him and the world knew Him not. He came unto His own and His own received Him not. (John 1:10-11)

Let's not be one of those who refuses to believe that Jesus is God Almighty in a sin-prone flesh (and yet without sin) so that He could offer the perfect sacrifice for our sins -- once and for all. For, if doubting Thomas (as the world names Thomas) could thrust his hands into Jesus' side, and acknowledge Him saying, "My Lord and my God" surely, we can do the same.

"One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism. One God and Father of all who is above all, and through all, and in you all." (Ephesians 4:5-6) Had it been any other way, Jesus would have told us. Because He is the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. The King of kings and Lord of lords. The One and Only God Almighty which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. (Revelation 1:8,11) 

Yes, the Lord came forth as a mighty man. (Isaiah 42:13) The Word that was with God and was God made flesh. (John 1:14) Be ye therefore partakers with Him for His mercy is good to those who love Him with all their heart, soul, mind and strength. Stand in the offering plate.