Righteous Desire

The fear of the wicked will come upon him, and the desire of the righteous will be granted. ...Proverbs 10:24 NKJV

Reading this verse, it is clear that the wicked are preoccupied with fears whereas the righteous with desires.

Both fear and desire require faith. What is fear? Fear believes that something bad is going to happen. To fear is to focus our thought on what we don't want happen. What is desire? It is to hope that something good will happen. To desire is to focus our thought on what we want happen.

The scary thing is that both can happen, depending on our choice. Job said the thing I greatly feared has come upon me. Jesus said whatsoever you desire when you pray, believe that you receive them and you shall have them.

We better get a hold of ourselves how we think. Paul gave young Timothy a priceless tip how to conduct life. He says God has not given you a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power of love and of a sound mind. The Amplified Bible translates a “disciplined” mind. Yes, we have been given a spirit of disciplined mind to focus on thinking what we want happen, not what we don’t want happen.

The choice is simple, isn’t it? But you will be surprised how many choose fear over desire. Some may even think that it is being responsible to fear or worry, like Job did. Some may think it sinful to desire much.

But you know better, just as you know that I didn't try to take things out of context because I read this verse from the perspective of the New Testament. Who is righteous according to the NT? God made Jesus who knew no sin to be sin in our behalf that we might be the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. So you are righteous, whatever others would have you believe, whatever you feel about how Solomon defined righteousness and wickedness in the whole chapter of Proverbs 10.

So righteous one, you know what to choose.

Congratulation! Your desire will be granted.