Theme For David Jeremiah Daily Devotional 7th February – THE DELIGHTFUL LIFE
The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way.
Psalm 37:23
Recommended Reading: Psalm 37:4-23
Being a follower of Christ is delightful. Psalm 37:4 tells us to delight ourselves in the Lord, and He will give us the desires of our heart. The psalmist said, “I delight to do Your will, O my God” (Psalm 40:8). We’re to delight in His Word day and night, to delight ourselves in His statutes (Psalm 1:2; Psalm 119:16). Our hearts find delight in the ways of the Lord (2 Chronicles 17:6) and in the abundance of peace (Psalm 37:11). We delight in doing His will (Psalm 40:8).
The best part, however, is knowing that, incredibly, the Lord delights in us! The psalmist said, “He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me” (Psalm 18:19). Proverbs 15:8 says that God delights in the prayers of the upright. First Kings 10:9 says, “Blessed be the Lord your God, who delighted in you.”
Delighting in the Lord puts the worries of life into perspective. We should begin each day with the euphoria of God’s joy, and end each day with the assurance of God’s presence.
How delightful to live such a life!
Christ [is] the very essence of all delights and pleasures, the very soul and substance of them.
John Flavel
Credit – David Jeremiah