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Thursday 5 October 2017

"My Heart's Desire... the End of the Law."

May our prayers be genuine.  May we not comfort ourselves with prayer alone without hearing the call to action and change.  May we be open to the Spirit's movement in our hearts.


Romans 10:1-4
10Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. 2I can testify that they have a zeal for God, but it is not enlightened. 3For, being ignorant of the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking to establish their own, they have not submitted to God’s righteousness. 4For Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.


1) "...my heart's desire;" "...but it is not enlightened;" "...ignorant of the righteousness;" "...seeking to establish their own [righteousness];" "...Christ is the end;" "...righteousness for everyone who believes;"


2) In how many ways do we seek to establish our own righteousness?  As soon as conflict becomes about winning instead of discerning the truth; being right, instead of discerning what is right.  Sometimes it is hard to discern which is which.  Is our zeal enlightened?  Is mine?  Unenlightened zeal could be a dangerous thing.  It abounds in the world.  God save us from unenlightened zeal... our own and others.  What is our heart's desire?  Do we really pray to God that "they" may be saved?  How often do other desires sneak in?  a desire to be right, a desire to win, a desire for comfort and rest, a desire for distraction.


3) To clarify our heart's desire.  To be honest about what we really want, then determine, is our zeal enlightened?  or self interested?


"Holy One, clarify our heart's desire, enlighten our zeal."


Breathprayer: "My heart's desire... the end of the law."



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