Delights and Desires by David Jeremiah

 

Delights and Desires Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4    No resource was more valued in biblical lands than pure water. Cities grew up around water supplies, like Jerusalem based on the ever-flowing waters of the Gihon Spring (which still flows today). It is no wonder the biblical writers used a spring or well as a symbol of life. Solomon called the heart a “wellspring of life” (Proverbs 16:22). Thus, the heart was to be kept pure and righteous; the health of the life depended on the health of the heart.

Recommended Reading: Proverbs 4: 20 – 27

So when David wrote that God would give “the desires of your heart” to the one who delights in God, he had in mind a pure heart. Such a heart would be consistent with one who delights in God and His ways. It’s the equivalent of Jesus telling His disciples to abide in Him and His words in order to be given whatever they asked for (John 15:7). Getting our prayers answered, or the desires of our heart, presupposes a heart that delights in God. God wants to delight in meeting the needs of His children, in satisfying them with every good thing (Deuteronomy 26:11). Though the gracious soul still desires more of God, it never desires more than God. Matthew Henry