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When there is a new beginning there should always be a new desire. As a child of the almighty God that has been privileged to see a new day, new week, new month, or a new year, what do you desire of the Lord in this your new beginning? Just as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, the eye of a maid to the hand of her mistress, what is your desire that you look up to God for? As one that loves the Lord and wants to grow in the things of the Lord, your material desires will fall short until you desire more of the things of His Kingdom. Matthew 6:33, ÒBut seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, all these things shall be added to you.Ó What do you desire in your new beginning that you want God to do or add to you besides material things? It does not matter how long you have been in the Lord, there should always be a specific desire for things of the Lord. No one can outgrow spiritual blessings from the Lord. If you have not be asking, or thinking of asking, God for a new thing in your service unto Him, it is indication of spiritual stagnation. God is not a slave master, He is a saving master and He will not add unto you what you do not desire. God is always adding a new thing that empowers those that know their God and desire to be strong to carry out great exploits to the glory of His name. In the parable of the persistent friend, Jesus encourages in Luke 11:9, ÒSo I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; Knock, and it will be opened to you.Ó In His asking and giving, no one will be left without receiving. In Luke 11:10, ÒFor everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds and to him who knocks it will be opened.Ó Are you holding on to the anointing of yesterday? The anointing of yesterday will not carry you for today; desire a fresh anointing that will carry you as you progress in the service of the Lord.
King David, a giant in the hand of God, carried out great exploits to the glory of God and did not fall short in his constant desires. He could not stop asking from God. He asked in Psalm 27:4, ÒOne thing I have desired of the LORD, that will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in His temple.Ó
King David knew what he wanted from the Lord and he did not just ask for it, but he also sought after it. He wanted to dwell in the house of the Lord. He wanted to be exposed to the secret of the Lord. It is not possible to dwell in the house of the Lord and not be exposed to the secret of the Lord. If in deed and in truth you dwell in the house of the Lord not by just showing up or passing by or coming in for socialization, or coming for emotional uplifting, you will be exposed to the secret of the Lord. The psalmist wrote in Psalm 91:1, ÒHe who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.Ó Will dwelling in His secret place be your desire? There is so much to gain when you begin to dwell in His secret place. When you dwell in His secret place, His secret will be with you.
Asking or desiring from God should not be approached with a mindset of limitation. God cannot be limited as to what He can give. What do you think you want to be for the Lord in this new beginning? Do you want to be a soul winner for the Lord? Think about it and begin to desire it because as man thinks in his heart so is he (Proverbs 23:7).
< ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>By His grace and not by your determination, begin to dwell in the house of the Lord. King David testifies, Psalm 27:5, ÒFor in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; in the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall hide me high on a rock.Ó When you end up in the secret place of the most High God, He will endue you with His fear. Psalm 25:14, ÒThe secret place of the Lord is with those who fear Him, And He will show them His covenant.Ó When you fear God, His eyes will be on you. Have you really asked Him what your desire is? Yes, you do have a desire and you know what you want Him to do in your life; however, it is a different thing to know and not ask, it is also a different thing to know and be asking faithfully and asking with persistency.
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