Psalm 1
2. But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
NKJV
Delighting in God's Word means that there is a pleasant anticipation inside us concerning what He says to us.
The opposite of delight is duty. When I think of duty, the picture in my mind is
one of a chore that I am obligated to perform which probably brings me no benefit or pleasure.
It is God's desire that when we approach His Word, our attitude is one of delight, not duty.
Delight is a word associated with how a little child feels when opening a gift.
The blessings of God's Word are a gift which we need to unwrap daily and find great pleasure in anticipating.
There is one thing that turns delighting in God's Word into a duty:
When our lives are going in a contrary direction from the one pointed out by God's Word.
Prayer:
Father, I decide today to line up my life in Your direction, so that I will always find Your Word full of delight,
in Jesus' name,
Amen. |
