Delight in GodTuesday, July 19, 2016

“The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.” Psalm 37:23

Notice in Psalm 37:23 that delighting in God’s ways is related to receiving direction from Him. If we don’t delight ourselves in the step He has us in now, we won’t be able to understand and appreciate the next step He wants us to take. If we’re murmuring and complaining about where we are right now, we won’t be able to hear His voice about the future.

We need to learn how to enjoy and delight in the Lord in every moment of life. Delighting ourselves in the Lord means more than just accepting where we are. Delighting ourselves in the Lord means doing what we know to do and exercising good stewardship over what He has given us.

When I was a child, there was one Christmas at which I wanted a Schwinn Stingray bicycle. Remember those, with the long banana seat? I had spied out this bike in the window of the hardware store in town. It was the most awesome bike I had ever seen! It was blue with a white banana sear and high-rise handlebars. The back tire had a red line around it. I thought, “Wow! This bike is bad!” I just it was for me, so I  told my mom and dad that this was the bike I wanted for Christmas.

Guess what I got for Christmas? A bike. No the awesome Stingray bike I wanted. One of those Coast-to-Coast bikes that was very tall and had oversized, whitewall tires. No banana seat. No high-rise handlebars. No red line around the back tire. What a disappointment.

But you know what? My parents knew exactly what I needed, just like God does. If we can’t delight in the step in which God has now, we will probably not delight in the next one. If we can’t rejoice over what we know now, we will not be in a position to receive anything more from God. He won’t be able to take us to the next step in our spiritual journey.

 

Excerpt from Pastor Blunt's Book: "Wisdom's Winning Ways".