My hope is that this series will offer my readers a chance to consider the names, characteristics and descriptions of our God in the Word.
The remaining Names of God in this series might be considered descriptors, or characteristics of the Lord. We have reviewed the three primary Names of God, along with nineteen compound Names of God in our previous posts. As we venture through these descriptors of our God, I hope we will recognize all the many characteristics of our God that we tend to take for granted.
The Word is truly rich with descriptions of the Living God, and this effort of searching in the Word was quite illuminating. He truly is the ultimate subject of the Word, and His revelation of self-descriptions, or the accolades offered Him by His priests, prophets, kings apostles and faithful truly is a blessing.
May the Name of the Lord be praised, and by thinking on His name, may you have a blessed day.
| 97 |
| DESIRE OF OUR SOUL |
| Isaiah 26:8 In the path of your judgments, O LORD, we wait for you; your name and remembrance are the desire of our soul. |
| For our next three names, each of them declare that God is associated with a “desire”, and the source of the desire is what will produce the difference in our discussion. For our post this morning, we are considering God as the desire of our soul. The term desire brings with it both the negative uncontrolled lusting after a thing, and the positive longing, craving, even hunger after a thing, person, place or memory. Of course in this instance, the desire is related to the person of God, being the very object of the desire. And yet this isn’t, from my standpoint, simply a desire that is borne out of an emotional need, or a physical want, but of the soul, of the indefinable, yet very core of each persons existence. The soul represents (and is) the person, for the body decays, and our emotions are but a fleeting experience. The soul, the core of the person has a desire, a longing, a craving that is continually hunting to find a place of rest, that seeks to find shelter and contentment. The soul knows it is estranged from it’s truth, from it’s place of belonging. Given this undeniable thirst, the soul is constantly seeking out for it’s place of rest, and yet the distractions of the flesh, deceit of the evil one, and discouragements of the world constantly get the soul off track, off the path to find it’s place of rest. Isaiah is telling us that the name and remembrance of God is to be our desire, and in our finding, our souls will rest from the search! He is our Desire, and we are to recognize this truth, abandon the deceit, discouragement and distractions all around us and seek Him with all we have. Let me rephrase this. Might it be better said that if we seek Him, that in the seeking we will gradually and continually avoid the deceit, discouragement and distractions all around us? Let me know your thoughts! He is our Desire, and we bring honor to His name and benefit to our soul as we understand this truth! |
I would love to hear of your favorite name, characteristic or description of the Living God. Please leave me a comment, and I will include it in the list!
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2 responses to “Names of God – DESIRE OF OUR SOUL – 97”
Your emphasis on seeking God amid life’s distractions and challenges underscores a crucial aspect of our spiritual journey.
I agree with your rephrasing—seeking God helps us navigate away from deceit, discouragement, and distractions. As we focus on Him, He becomes our guiding light and our source of peace.
Thank you for sharing this enlightening perspective. It’s a powerful reminder of where our true fulfillment lies and encourages us to center our desires and hopes in God.
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I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
Psalms 101:2
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