Psalm 37:4-7
Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desire of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust in Him and He will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the noonday sun. Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him, do not fret when men succeed in their ways when they carry out their wicked schemes. NIV
What does it mean to Delight thyself in the Lord? It may mean several thing to different people but I will just mention few following biblical examples. To delight thyself in the Lord is to trust and surrounder to His Lordship. Is to draw all your inspirations from His word and relay on Him, being dependant on his words or promises ; To subsume your desires to His own desire towards you \”For l Know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, \”Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future\”. (Jeremiah 29:11). His thoughts on us are far much better than what we desire for ourselves, that\’s why you gain more when you put your trust in the Lord For His desire towards you is above all for you to prosper and be in good health even as your soul prospers.
What is it that you sincerely desire from Him, is it according to His will towards you for the Bible says that you pray without getting answers because you pray amiss and that\’s why He urges us to commit all our ways to Him and trust also in Him for it\’s His prerogative to bring everything according to His glory.
It also means you must have to rest on the Lord and patiently wait on Him without fretting because of what happens around you or shouldn\’t be distracted or be discouraged when even as a Christian you see the heathens around you are making a head way in their career or prospering more than you, still hold unto His promises without fail.
\”But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. (Matthew 6:33-34).
To delight thyself also in the Lord could mean always being happy within yourself concerning His creation and praising Him for all His doings in yourlife not showing ingratitude over the things He did not do
\”And how happy I was with what He created , His wide world and all His family of mankind. And so young men listen to me for how happy are all who follow my instructions. Listen to my counsel_oh, don\’t refuse it and be wise . Happy is the man who is anxious to be with me daily at my gates or waits for me outside my home. For whoever finds me finds life and wins approval from the Lord\”. (Proverbs 8:31-35)TLB
When you leaned on the pursuit of earthly treasures everything becomes meaningless (Ecclesiastes 1:2-3).
For godliness with contentment is a great gain (1timothy 6:6)
The world and it\’s desires pass away but whoever does the will of God lives for ever. We will never be deeply fulfilled or happy with the things the world has to offer but if we place our hope and trust in the Lord, He will surely meet all our needs even surpassing our desires according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus 🙏
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