Psalm 145:19 (New King James Version)
19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;
He also will hear their cry and save them.
God's own Spirit has put this desire in us, and therefore He will answer it. It is His own life within which prompts the cry, and therefore He will hear it. Those who fear Him are under the holiest influence, and, therefore, their desire is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.
Holy desires is grace growing in the garden, and the heavenly Gardner will cultivate them till they grow and produce fruit. God-fearing saints desire to be holy, to be useful, to be a blessing to others, and so to honor their Lord. They desire supplies for their need, help under burdens, guidance in decision making, deliverance in distress; and sometimes this desire is so strong and their case so urgent that they cry out in agony like little children in pain, and then the Lord works most completely and does all that is needful according to this Word--"and will save them."
Yes, if we fear God, we have nothing else to fear; if we cry to the Lord, our salvation is certain.
Let the reader lay this text on his tongue and keep it in his mouth all the day, and it will be to him as "a wafer made with honey."
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