God DOES give you what you want. He’s that good!

July 20, 2024

Here are the verse references mentioned in order as they are said here, along with the Greek word definitions in God’s word. God bless you!~

“Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God!.”
‭‭I John‬ 3‬:‭1‬a NKJV

“The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”
‭‭John‬ 10‬:‭10‬ NKJV

““Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.”
‭‭John‬ 5‬:‭24‬ NKJV

“And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.”
‭‭John‬ 14‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ NKJV

The word “ask” in this verse is αἰτήσητε “aitēsēte”, meaning “to ask, request, demand, or desire”

“Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”
‭‭Psalms‬ 103‬:‭2‬-‭5‬ NKJV

(In the context of Jesus healing the paralytic)
“Now when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such power to men.”
‭‭Matthew‬ 9‬:‭8‬ NKJV

“Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.”
‭‭Psalms‬ 37‬:‭4‬ NKJV

“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”
‭‭Romans‬ 12‬:‭2‬ NKJV

“and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,”
‭‭Ephesians‬ 2‬:‭6‬ NKJV

“For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving;”
‭‭I Timothy‬ 4‬:‭4‬ NKJV

““Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.”
‭‭Matthew‬ 7‬:‭7‬-‭8‬ NKJV

“..you do not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.”
‭‭James‬ 4‬:‭2‬b-‭3‬ NKJV

The word “pleasures” in this verse is ἡδοναῖς from the word “hēdonē”, which has “a strong negative connotation, generally referring to pleasure that is made an end in itself. That is, the satiation of bodily desires (lusts) at the expense of other things”. (In other words, negative desires)

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.”
‭‭James‬ 1‬:‭17‬ ESV

“For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.””
‭‭Matthew‬ 11‬:‭30‬ NKJV

““Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.”
‭‭Luke‬ 12‬:‭32‬ NKJV