Psalm 37:4 Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

If you want more of Jesus, God will give you more of Jesus.

If you want the things of this world, you are on your own.

The epistles that Paul wrote can be considered a body of work. The sonnets and plays of William Shakespeare are considered his body of works.

What I did to serve my own selfish desires before I surrendered to Christ is my body of sin, the works of sin in my life. Christ did away with that body of work at the cross. Now I live for Christ.

Do I still sin? Yes, because I have not been translated into that incorruptible form yet. Do I serve sin? No. I am called to repent, turn back to God, and find forgiveness for the bad choices I make in this world. Forgiveness keeps me from building once again a body of work built on worldly desires. That is an ongoing process, my daily salvation.

Leviticus 25:14 And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour’s hand, ye shall not oppress one another:

Those in the world want to oppress you. They make their living off your desires. Whatever the market will bear is their motto.

Philippians 4:5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

Do we control our appetites or give in to them?

1 Peter 2:2-3 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

That is a Kingdom desire not a worldly desire. Kingdom desires are meant to cause you to grow and get stronger. Worldly desires are meant to weaken you and cause you to die in despair.

James 1:2-4 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

I will never come to that place where I want nothing because I have everything I need without my faith being put on trial. I am talking about myself and my self only. What James is saying here to you must touch your heart where you live. Just because a thing touches me in a particular way does not mean it is the same for you.

Do I still want? Yes but those are worldly items which are commercial in nature. Faith is a spiritual application and in that Kingdom, all my needs have been supplied. I am sure you have heard the term “we live in the world but we are not of this world.” My mistake was to mixing the two kingdoms and weaving them together in my theologies.

Genesis 9:9 And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;

A proper understanding of His covenant is required to establish what God will or will not do for us in His Kingdom. Not the kingdoms of this world.

Matthew 4:8-10 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

Romans 6:6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.