Galatians 5:16
Galatians 5:16, “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.” May we slaughter sin through a superior and Spirit-born desire for the things of God in Christ.
John 17:3
John 17:3, “And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.”
Mark 4:19
Mark 4:19, “…desires for other things enter in and choke the word…” Most of U.S. culture runs on “desires for other things”
1 Corinthians 4:5
1 Corinthians 4:5, “[The Lord] will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart.”
John 8:44
John 8:44, “…you are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires…” Desire determines perception
John 6:35
John 6:35, “Whoever comes to me shall not hunger, whoever believes in me shall never thirst.” Every desire met in Him.
1 John 4:10
1 John 4:10, “In this is love, not that we have loved God but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”
Ezekiel 11:19
Ezekiel 11:19 “…a new spirit I will put within them. I will remove the heart of stone…and give them a heart of flesh”
John 3:5
John 3:5 “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.”
Exodus 33:13
Exodus 33:13, “…show me now your ways, that I may know you…” God’s acts in history reveal His heart from eternity.
Luke 22:44
Luke 22:44,”And being in an agony, He prayed more earnestly” Christ’s mind and heart aflame with the agony of love.
Matthew 6:21
Matthew 6:21, “…where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” May our pervasive treasure be Christ alone.
Luke 6:35
Luke 6:35, “He is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.” The cross is His kindness, and the only reason hope exists.
John 14:31
John 14:31, “…so that the world may know that I love the Father.” Triune love is at the root of Calvary’s tree
Mark 4:3-9
Mark 4:3-9 The same Christ, the same gospel, different hearts, different result. May he grant many to have receptive hearts!
John 7:38
John 7:38,”Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’”
Matthew 15:19-20
Matthew 15:19-20,”out of the heart come evil thoughts…these are what defile a person.” Sin’s spring is inside us
2 Peter 1:3-4
2 Peter 1:3-4 Knowing God in Christ moves the heart to desire God in Christ and so frees us from corrupting desires
Psalm 62:8
Psalm 62:8,”Trust in Him at all times…pour out your heart before Him…” Prayer is an out poured heart.