Delight

 

“Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.”

Psalm 37:4

 

Delight is defined as a high degree of gratification or pleasure: JOY

There are an unlimited number of things that people may find delight in.

A well planned out day, a good book, a friends kind words or a drive down a scenic highway.

We even have a donut shop in our area called Donuts Delite!

I suppose we all are guilty of delighting in one type of food or another.

Sadly, people can also delight in evil.

It seems like so many in our culture today have a derelict delight in things we should be ashamed of.

We need not search far for headlines that bear this truth out.

But what of us as believers; what should we delight in?

Well, first and foremost our delight, our great joy, our high degree of pleasure should be found in the Lord.

We are encouraged to do so over and over in both the Old and New Testament.

But God also delights in us.

That’s right – our Creator takes great delight in those He has created.

“He brought me forth also into a large place;

he delivered me, because he delighted in me.”

Psalm 18:19

Are we sometimes guilty of placing our delight in God on the same level as we might say we delight in our pet or in a good night’s sleep?

He is to be exalted far, far above all others and is worthy of such.

Let your delight in Him exceed anything else in your life.

Not motivated by seeking a reward from Him but simply because there is no greater joy than to delight in God!