February 3, 2021
My dear Brother and sister in Christ, I greet and bless everyone in the name of Jesus Christ our God, who created and formed us and who never ever forgets us. The blessed word that God has given for you, today is from the book of Proverbs 13:12 “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. “
My Dear Brother and Sister, from the above context we understand that when you don’t get what you desire then your heart becomes sick. But when you get what you long for then your heart is filled with joy unspeakable. You desire something very much. You want it so much. Because Others have it. Why can’t you have ? You aren’t asking for much, are you? You just want what so many other people have. They take it for granted! You don’t! You treasure it! It is priceless! It is precious to you! But, you are unable to get it. No matter how much you pray for it, you can’t have it. No matter how much you work for it, you can’t achieve it. No matter how much you value it, you can’t take it home and make it be yours.
My Dear Brother and Sister, When you don’t get what you desire, It makes your heart sick! I mean sick. Discouraged, Despair. Absence of any joy. Nothing gives you pleasure. Nothing gives you joy. A friend of yours may try to pacify you by trying to get your mind free from your pain. So you can put a smile on your face only as long as they sustain the effort. As soon as they depart, the gloom appears quickly back in to your soul, and causes pain because you are unable to get what you really desire. Some call it depression. Others call it grief. Still others may call it envy, the green-eyed monster. Whatever it is called, it is your experience now. We understand your feeling.
My Dear Brother and Sister, The first part of this verse is more sensible to us. Hope deferred does make the heart sick. But the second part is hard to imagine. So what must you do? You Should keep on longing and maybe someday it will be fulfilled? We need to understand that God sees things differently than we do. He teaches. He guides. He even lovingly disciplines. The thing we are hoping for, just might not be what is good for us. So he delays in giving us what we desire. God knows what is best for you. He has something better for you. Something better than what you really hope for.
My Dear Brother and Sister, what are you longing for? Are you so dejected that nothing good, is happening in your life. Have you been waiting very long for something to happen? Are you looking out for a good job, a suitable lifepartner, or do you wish to construct a house? And you are unable to get the loan from the bank? What is your desire? Do you want to settle your son or daughter? And you are not able to find suitable partner. Has someone fallen ill and in a serious condition, What is your problem? God knows what you are longing for. He will hear your cry and help you to get what you need provided you desire to seek God and keep His commandments. God says,” I am the God of all creation. I can give you everything you need. Whatever you desire in the core of your being, I can deliver it better than anything or anyone else. But I want you to long for Me I want you to desire Me. More than anything else. If you long for Me (JESUS), your desire will be fulfilled! If you think of anything else that you want, you desire will fade away, and will become pale in comparison to what I will deliver you.” May the Lord help you, long for Jesus that your desire might be fulfilled. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank You Lord for teaching us, to long after Jesus, so that we might receive what we desire in our life. Help us to seek God and obey His commandments. To please God at all times. Never to get disappointed when we don’t receive what we need. But to realize that it is not God’s will for us to get that particular thing. Rather teach us to wait patiently for His time to receive what we desire. And when the thing that we desire comes, it will be like a tree of life.
In Jesus Name We Pray.
Amen.
