DESIRE
(See WILL, PURPOSE)
of God:
for man
♦ to rule the earth
♦ to have inner truth
♦ to practice righteousness and justice
♦ to show compassion
general
♦ to punish evildoers
♦ for Zion
♦ to fulfill His sovereign purpose
♦ to chastise Israel
♦ to save all men
♦ to reveal His unchangeable purpose
♦ of Christ
of the righteous:
nature of
♦ to serve the Lord
♦ for divine fellowship
♦ for divine help
♦ for life
♦ for the Lord
♦ for divine comfort
♦ to remember the Lord
♦ for Israel's salvation
♦ to depart and be with Christ
♦ for goodness
♦ to live godly
♦ for a better country
♦ for honorable conduct
♦ results of
• Psalms 20:4; 37:4; 107:9; 145:19; Proverbs 10:24; Jeremiah 29:13; Matthew 5:6; John 6:35; Hebrews 11:6
in relation to:
♦ marriage:
♦ sex:
♦ food:
♦ riches:
♦ honor to others:
♦ the poor:
♦ the wicked:
♦ the humble:
♦ the sluggard:
♦ a good name:
♦ iniquity:
♦ the devil:
♦ spiritual gifts:
• 1 Corinthians 12:31 (cf. 14:1, 39)
♦ learning:
♦ Christian giving:
♦ spiritual slavery:
♦ wrong
• Numbers 11:4; 1 Samuel 23:20; Psalms 52:7; 78:29-31; Proverbs 21:10; Micah 7:3; Mark 4:19; Galatians 6:13; Colossians 3:5; 1 Timothy 5:11; 6:9; 2 Timothy 4:3; Titus 2:12; 1 Peter 4:3; 2 Peter 2:10; Revelation 11:5
♦ prohibitions concerning
♦ of the flesh
various other uses:
♦ lack of:
♦ of enemies:
♦ of women:
This topic is from the Lockman Foundation.