DELIGHT YOURSELF
Psalm 145

When there is fear of God there will be a delight and when there is no fear of God, there will be no delight. Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.” Also it is written in Psalm 145:19, “He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them.” The point that both scriptural verses pointed out is about having desire fulfilled. In one word, one that fears God is one that delights. Psalm 119:130 stated that, “The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple.” With light having its place in you, being in a state of delight will reign. However, without the word entering you, you cannot have the kind of delight that brings desire to come to pass. To be in a state of delight is to have joy and having joy will grant access to the presence of God. Psalm 16:11, “You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” The path of life is to continuously be in the presence of God because the One that came to give life came to give it more abundantly. Abundance of life is in the presence of God and His presence is where He gives life as desired. The enemy of God hates to see the children of God have life abundantly and that makes him operate as a thief that is here to steal, kill and destroy. The mission of the enemy is to make sure being in a state of delight is not possible because where there is no delight evidently there will be no joy that gives access to the presence of God. The Psalmist mentioned that at His right hand are pleasures forevermore. Getting to His right hand is only through joy. God is a good God and there is no iota of wickedness in Him. He made everything beautiful and He that made all to be beautiful has a plan to make life a blessing not a pain. Proverbs 10:22, “The blessing of the LORD makes one rich, And He adds no sorrow with it.” The point here is, living a life that brings desirable, good things is found in the fear of God. Where there is no fear of God, nothing good will move in the direction of man. Jesus says, “…I am the light of the world…” (John 8:12) Remember, the light that brings joy is in the word of God and when it has been contacted in the word of God, it brings man to the presence of God. Paul the apostle knew what he was saying when he emphasized in Philippians 4:4, “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! ” Spend time and allow the word to enter you, let it delight you and rejoice in it so the presence of God will have its place. Always remember, God will not reside in a joyless environment.
 
Prayer for today: Father let your word have its way in my life in Jesus name.