For the past few days, God has been bringing this scripture to mind.
I've been a Christian for over 40 years. I love the Lord, I read his word, I pray daily, I attend church and love my church family, but delight in the Lord? I'm not sure.
I had to look up the definition of the word delight, both in the dictionary and the bible concordance for the Greek and Hebrew meaning. (Yes, I am a word geek.)
delight (verb) - to take great pleasure in -
rejoice in - enjoy immensely -
to be tender and pliable toward
Wow, there's a lot more to delight than I thought.
So, how can we delight ourselves in the Lord? Here are some thoughts...
- Seek His presence
- Read, study and enjoy His word
- Pray - talk to Him throughout the day and listen for His voice (He does talk back)
- Notice and be amazed at His creations
- Watch Him work in the lives of those around me
- Marvel at His greatness
- Drench myself in his love and give that love out to others
- Recall His many blessings in my life and give Him thanks for each one
- Awaken every day with the joy and anticipation of knowing him better by bedtime
- Fall asleep with His praises on my lips each night
I now have a new focus for 2023 - to delight myself in the Lord daily. I can only imagine the blessings this year holds.
Prayer:
Lord, I will delight myself in you. I will take great pleasure in getting to know you better. I will enjoy your presence, the works of your hands, and be thankful for every blessing. I will be tender and pliable before you, allowing you to reshape and transform me - not so I can have the present longings of my heart, but so that the desires of my heart will align with your will and purposes. Amen
Deeper:
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