What is Your Heart’s Desire?

 

I [Paul] have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, those of my own race, the people of Israel. (Romans 9:2-4, NIV)

Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. (Romans 10:1, NIV)

More than anything, Paul wanted his people to be saved. He wanted the Jews to know Jesus.

I’ve read Romans chapters 9 and 10 over and over again for the last week. It is what I was asked to read for my Bible Study next week. What stuck out to me was Paul’s desire for the Jews to gain salvation through Jesus Christ. He desired this so immensely that, if he could, he would sacrifice his salvation in Christ and eternity in heaven so that his fellow brethren could spend eternity with God.

What is your heart’s desire? It may be for a family member or someone close to you to know the Lord. It may be for your daughter or son to return to the Lord because they’ve gone astray. Or perhaps, it is for other Christian brothers and sisters you know to grow closer to the Lord.

As you’ve probably noticed, my desire is for Christian women to know the truth. My desire is for women to be strong in what they claim to believe; to be knowledgeable of Scripture and the biblical foundations that make up our faith. If we do not know what we believe, we will be easily deceived by new ideas and false doctrines that arise around us. This is the reason I am writing Let Jesus Be Your Talk Show Host (see “The Book” link above).

Spend this week thinking about your heart’s desire. Go to God in prayer and ask him to give you opportunities to express your desire to others and see it fulfilled! Be the Lord’s vessel and let Him use you to bring others to Christ.