"if you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday. And the Lord will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places" -Isaiah 58:10-11
I find it interesting that this is set up like a conditional statement. If we do this, then this happens. However, this is not a matter of earning God's blessings, it is all about being blessed as a direct result of following his plan. It's almost like getting wet when you run under a sprinkler. When we're willing to camp out under the designed purpose that the Lord has for us, rejoicing in his glory, we become covered with satisfaction.
The last part of the verse promises that he'll satisfy our desire. It's not plural "desires." There is one chief desire he promises to satisfy and it comes when we pour out for the glory of his name. Is it possible, that being all about spreading the name of Jesus and loving others like he does is in fact THE desire of our heart? Ruminate on that a little, because the opportunity to experience the fulfillment of that desire is more available that we realize, in fact, it's built into what drives us. Praise Jesus for allowing us to have purpose that fills!
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