5 Bible Verses about God's Desires

"I desire mercy rather than sacrifice:" for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.

and if ye had known what that scripture means, "I desire mercy rather than sacrifice," ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

Then going up into a mountain, He calleth for such as He saw fit, and they came to Him:

Father, I desire that they also, whom thou hast given me, may be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for Thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

for the flesh desireth things contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit things contrary to the flesh: and these are opposite to each other; so that ye do not those things which ye would.