Two-Minute Manna

This refers, of course, to the Kings of kings, Jesus Christ. What is Jesus’ heart’s desire? In John 17, He prayed,

Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: as thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. John 17:1-3

In other words, the desire of the King of kings is that you might know Him. In Psalm 20, we read, “May the Lord grant the king according to his heart” (see verse 4). Here, the Lord has given Him His heart’s desire.

Psalm 37:4 says, “Delight yourself in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.” This is the great thing about being a believer. This is how the Lord works in guiding and directing us. He writes His will upon the table of our hearts. Jeremiah calls it the New Covenant (31:31). Paul says it’s God working in us both to will and to do of His good pleasure (Philippians 2:13).

If you’re delighting in the Lord and staying connected to Him, He will give you the desires of your heart because those desires will be from Him. That’s the way He directs and guides.

God puts desires in my heart, but I still have the responsibility to pray, to ask for those things stirring within me. “You have not because you ask not,” James plainly says (see 4:2).

“Ask and it shall be given. Seek and you shall find. Knock and it shall be opened to you,” Jesus said (see Matthew 7:7). The verb tense is literally “Keep asking, keep seeking, keep knocking.” Why? Because in the very act of prayer, our desires are adjusted.

“Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from Me,” Jesus prayed. “Nevertheless, not My will, but Thine, be done,” He added, committing Himself to obey His Father no matter the cost (see Luke 22:42).