“But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law doth he meditate day and night.”
This verse is part of the psalmists description of godly and ungodly people. This is a description of what the godly person delights in. (By “godly” I do not mean self-righteous and condescending.) What we delight in will tell a lot about our lives and what is really important to us. We occasionally need to pause and ask ourselves where our real delights are. We can delight in a lot of things, but we need to be reminded that some things are more worthy of our delight than others. There are some things that we should delight in if we want to live godly lives and be effective witnesses for Jesus. In the context of this verse, the godly person delights in “the law of the Lord.” This means that his delight is in the word of God – the Bible. We should delight in God’s word because it steers us in the right direction. I will admit that not all of it is delightful to human eyes, but it is delightful in what it teaches us. There are parts of the Bible that I delight in more than others, and this is, no doubt, true of you, but when taken in its totality all of God’s word is delightful because it is from God and because it was written, not just for our information but for our good. The Bible is a treasure trove of God’s wisdom and God’s actions through the ages. We can never understand the working of God if we do not read, study, and delight in the Bible. We can never fathom the ups and downs of life if we do not acquaint ourselves with the word of God. The Bible helps us understand suffering, it helps us understand righteousness, and it helps us understand all of the difficulties of life. We should delight in God Himself. After all, the Bible was given to us by inspiration of the Holy Spirit in order for us to have a better understanding of God. The Bible depicts God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The triune God is not revealed in the Bible to puzzle us, but to inform us of the true nature of God. It is only as we see Him as the Father sending the Son to die for our sins, and the Son sending the Spirit to dwell in our hearts and lives, that we understand that He takes us personally. All of the world’s religions that recognize a god, see him as one who is distant and so far above humanity that he could not possibly be interested in their lives. How can one delight in a god who has no interest in his or her life? How can one delight in a god who creates but does not relate to His creation? We can delight in God because He not only wants to relate to us but has gone to great lengths to relate to us. All the way through the Bible we see God working out His relationship with us, warning us, seeking us and ultimately saving us through faith in His Son. We can delight in our God, for He is the true God of the universe. We should delight in the worship of God. I think that church seems boring to us sometimes because we see church attendance as a duty that we have to perform. Church worship is not a duty, it is a privilege. We gather together as God’s people in order to delight in our corporate worship of Him. But we also need to remember that we can delight in our worship of Him on a daily basis. We can have a time of personal worship, but we can also delight in worshiping Him as we go through each day. Don’t you sometimes look up to the beautiful blue sky and just praise and worship God just because He is God? Don’t you sometimes just want to burst out in praise and adoration for Him, because you know that He is present with you, loving you and wanting the best for you? Some people do not delight in worshiping God, because they do not understand His love and concern for their lives. Don’t be one of them! This would be a good time for you to pause and ask yourself what you really delight in and at least turn your attention to the three things that we have looked at today in which we should delight. Bro. Joe
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