"The Believer’s Desire"
Text: Psalm 73:25-26
Intoduction-
DESIRES!!! We all have them. Sometimes they are
good, and sometimes they are bad. Scripturally
we could say that unfulfilled desires are the source
of all of the evil that exists in our world today.
James, the half-brother of Jesus said, "But every
man is tempted when he is drawn away of his own
lusts(desires), and enticed. Then when lust(desire)
hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin, and sin,
when it is finished, bringeth forth death." (1:14-15)
Again, in James 4:1-2 we read-"From whence cometh
wars and fightings among you? Are they not hence,
even of your lusts(desires) that war in your mem-
bers? Ye lust and have not, ye kill, and desire to
have, and cannot obtain; ye fight and war, yet ye
have not, because ye ask not."
So, it is because of unfulfilled desires that man-
kind does some of the evil things that we do. De-
sires can be holy, or unholy, good, or evil. Let’s
consider-
SOME HOLY, GOOD DESIRES SOME UNHOLY, EVIL DESIRES
Job. 13:3-"...to reason Deut. 5:21-"thy neighbor’
with God." wife..."
Rom. 10:1-Paul’s desire Gal. 4:21-"to be under
that Israel be saved the Law..."
Php. 1:23-"to depart and Acts 3:14-"a murderer to
be with Christ." be released..."
Col. 1:9-that believers Prov. 21:10-"evil"
be filled with knowledge 1st Tim. 1:7-"to be
1st Pet. 2:2-"the milk teachers of the Law..."
of the word..."
1st Tim. 3:1-"the office
of a bishop..."
What should a believer desire more than anything
else in this world?
-to know Christ more intimately
-to do the will of God
-to see the lost saved, and the church revived
-to do something great for the glory of God
-to please God
In John 12:20, we read about some Greeks who desired
to see Jesus. That was a wonderful desire! So
should we all, for He alone satisfies, and meets
our deepest needs.
WHY WE SHOULD DESIRE HIM
-because He is altogether lovely and pure &holy
-because He is our Saviour and Lord
-because He loves us as no other ever has or ever
will
HOW MUCH DO WE DESIRE HIM?
-more than human praise and recognition?
-more than our own life?
-more than wealth and fame?
-more than anything else, or anyone else?
As Peter said to the Lord in John 6-"Lord, to whom
shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life,
and we believe and are convienced that you are the
Christ, the Son of the living God."
No one else can save us. No one else can satisfy
us. Jesus alone.
Inv.-Lost sinner, how much do you deisre Him right
now? Is God doing a work in your heart? Are you
hungry and thirst for His righteousness, the right-
eousness that only comes through faith in Christ?
Then, come to Him now. He that cometh to Him He
will in no wise cast out. Come now.
