DELIGHT YOURSELF IN THE LORD!

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

SUNDAY MAY 12, 2024.

SUBJECT : DELIGHT YOURSELF IN THE LORD!

Memory verse: “Then you shall delight yourself in the Lord; and I will cause you to ride on the high hills of the earth, and feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father. The mouth of the Lord has spoken. (Isaiah 58 vs 14.)

READ: Psalm 37 vs 4 - 5; 145 vs 19:

Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.

37:5: Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass.

145:19: He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him, He will also hear their cry and save them.

INTIMATION:

To delight in the Lord means to experience great pleasure and joy in His presence. This happens only when we know Him well. Thus, to delight in the Lord, we must know Him better. It’s your quest and thirst to know Him and His ways that commit Him into revealing Himself to you. It’s by God’s grace that we exist. We never entered into any agreements to be created by Him. It’s all His doing, and for His purposes. Therefore, if He has done all by Himself, and for His purposes, it’s obvious that to live and do rightly—living according to His preordained purposes—you must know Him and His ways thoroughly. 

The Scripture tells us to delight in the Lord and commit everything we have and do to Him. And to commit ourselves to the Lord means entrusting everything—our lives, families, jobs, possessions and so on—to His control and guidance. It means to trust in Him, believing that He can care for us better than we can care for ourselves, while we willingly wait patiently for Him to work out what is best for us. The knowledge of God’s great love for us, that love that drove Him to give His only begotten Son as a propitiation for our sins, will indeed make us delighted in Him. Whatever He does is permanent, and His blessings makes rich and adds no sorrow with it.

Jesus said, “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For all these things the Gentiles seek. For your Heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” (Matthew 6 vs 31 - 33.) To “seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness” means to put God first in your life, to fill your thoughts with His desires, to take His character for your pattern, and to serve and obey Him in everything. God’s righteousness comes through one’s submission to His Will. Seeking the kingdom of God, therefore, must always be first.

He created you and I and has put in place everything we require to live for Him, and according to His purposes. You can only know and have access to His limitless provisions when you delight in Him—strive to know Him and His ways better. Remember He said do this first—seek to know Him and His purposes for you first, and all other things you need, including your desires, will be added to you without struggle. All you have to do is seek Him first, and all other things flows your way as additions!

Before all else, strive after God’s way of doing and being right. Steep your life in God’s reality through the wisdom and revelation of the knowledge of Him, never worrying about missing out. Put Him first in all you do and let Him take the driving seat in your life. Then you find that all your everyday human concerns will be met. Resolve to set aside time each day to read and think about God’s Word, reminding yourself of it day and night, and God will be your constant companion, ensuring your success in carrying out His purposes. You may not succeed by the world’s standards, but you will be a success in God’s eyes, and His opinion is the most important. 

Prayer: Abba Father, uphold me with Your free spirit, and endue me with undying passion for You and Your ways, that I may delight myself in You at all times, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed, Amen. 

PRAISE THE LORD!