SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY
Psalm 37:1-4
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
4 Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
We have looked at the first three verses of Psalm 37 thus far. Today we will explore the fourth verse.
Delight- a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy;
We should get great pleasure in our relationship with the Lord. When you delight yourself in God it is far more than just being saved. It is being involved in a personal relationship with Him. When you delight yourself in the Lord, you will be joyful when reading His Word. You will long to be with Him in prayer and you will want constant connection with Him. Because it is God that brings great joy into your life. Are you really delighting yourself in the Lord? Have you lost the joy of your salvation? I remember a brother named David. He found that at a point in his life, he too had lost that joy. In Psalm 51:12 David cried out for God to restore unto him the joy of his salvation. If you find yourself like David, you too can cry out to God for restoration.
The use of the word also connects me back to the previous verses. The word also by definition means in addition; too; besides; likewise; as well. We have been given some directives in these four verses.
1. Fret not
2. Don't envy
3. Trust in the Lord
4. Do Good
5. Delight thyself in the Lord
How can I apply this word to my everyday life?
Take my focus off the evil one who seems to be doing better than me and prospering in his evil ways. Put my trust in God and focus on doing good deeds. In addition to trusting God and doing good I am to delight myself in God. I am to find great pleasure in the things of God. In the very presence of Him and our relationship. When I can achieve this, the latter part of verse four declares that God will give me the desires of my heart. It is important to not that when we get to the point that we are delighting in God our hearts desires will be God's desires for us. We will yield our ways and desires to His ways and desires.
My question to you today is," What brings you great joy?" What are you delighting in? If your answer is not God, then it is time to cry out like David and ask God to restore the joy of your salvation. To create in you a clean heart and renew the right spirit within you. God's ears are open to your plea.
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