The Heart's Desire is the very essence and kernel of Prayer. Vocal spoken words are only the peeling, the husk, the chaff, the shell of prayer. Vocal words at best are only the body, but the Desire is the very Soul of Prayer. When it comes to prayer, what you are outwardly saying to God is secondary to what you are actually and inwardly desiring from God. The turning and thirsting of the heart for the presence and help of God. Your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before you ask Him. Before they call, I will answer, and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. Inward desire is the life, heart, and reality of Prayer. JESUS is All my Salvation and All my Desire.
LORD, prepare my heart to desire You. Take with you words, and turn to the LORD. Take away all my iniquity, and receive Me graciously. Behold, Thou desirest Truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part Thou shalt make me to know wisdom. Lord, all my desire is before Thee, and my groaning is not did from Thee.
Your heart is always desiring something all through each day. Desires are the fruits of the heart. The heart is the source, root, and spring-head of supplication. Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Human nature loves public religion, but not private worship in spirit and in truth.
O Lord, I beseech Thee, let now Thine ear be attentive to the prayer of Thy servant, and to the prayer of Thy servants, who desire to fear Thy name.
JESUS groaned in the spirit, and was troubled. The groanings which cannot be uttered. For He hath looked down from the height of His Sanctuary; from Heaven did the LORD behold the earth; to hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that appointed to death.
Just as the branches of an apple tree are always silently desiring sap and life from the heart of the tree, we should always be desiring the Holy Spirit and His fruit in prayer. We do not cease to pray for you. The essence of all real prayer is Desire. Words spoken are only the external shell, but Desire is the Fruit. Behold he prayeth. We are desiring something or someone continually in our hearts, and God can hear it, for He discerns the thoughts and intents of the heart. The LORD knowest the hearts of all men and women.
The Father is pleased to hear our heart's deep desire which lacks words. Pretty public prayers which catch the ears of religionists do not always reach the ears of God. Inward silent prayers are better that polished fluent prayers. This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from ME.
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Desire that the Holy Spirit will impress the Gospel and the need of Jesus Christ's Righteousness on lost people's hearts. We should be continually desiring grace, comfort, strength and life from the God of all grace and comfort. My heart's desire and prayer to God is that Souls may be saved from the wrath to come through Faith in the Precious Blood of the Lamb of God.
Whom have I in heaven but Thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside Thee. And if we know that He heareth us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him. Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. The thoughts of many hearts shall be revealed. God hears the unspoken desires of my heart.
What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. Lord, Thou hast heard the desire of the humble: Thou wilt prepare their heart, Thou wilt cause thine ear to hear. Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in His temple. For He shall deliver the needy when he crieth, the poor also, and him that hath no helper. I need Grace for Grace, for I feel my need upon need.
The desire of the righteous shall be granted. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. O Lord, have we waited for Thee; the desire of our soul is to Thy name, and to the remembrance of Thee. Delight thyself also in the Lord: and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Lord, all my desire is before Thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee. The LORD satisfieth the Desire of every living thing. He will fulfil the desire of them that fear Him: He also will hear their cry, and will save them. Our desires knock on the door to heaven the hardest. Knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God. As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby. Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better. For in this we groan earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven. But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for He hath prepared for them a city. And I will shake all nations, and The Desire of all nations shall come.
