This February, we are looking at the concept of Desire. Desire is understood as a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.

Desire is a powerful forces within us – and can be found in Creator God too.
Jesus encourages us to search the scriptures to better understand His desires… ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’ (Matthew 9:13).  The Psalmist expresses the desire of God for us to be satisfied (145:16) and fulfilled (145:19).  And proclaims God’s desire for us to live in a way that is honest (Ps 51:6) and broken (51:17).  

There are many things to desire from the tangible to the intangible, and from the valuable to the sentimental.  And genuine desire drives and motivates us.  The bible speaks about our desires calling us to delight in the Lord and the desires of you heart (37:4).  The Psalmist encourages us to pray to the Lord to grant us our desires and give us success in our plans (20:4).

How connected is God to your desires?  Or better still, how does your delight in the Lord affect your desires?  And what are the desires of your heart?

This February, our prayer is for the scriptures to unfold the what, who, when, how, and why we desire what we desire.  It is our hope that our shared desire for God would increase, deepen, and grow – that we would take delight in the Lord.  And with every desire we have, that we would move closer to serving Jesus.