November 14, 2021: SOAP #4364:  Psalm 149; 1Corinthians 15, 16

SCRIPTURE:  Psalm (KJV) 37:4 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Psalm (KJV) 149:4 For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.
Psalm (NIV) 149:4 For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation.

Zephaniah (NIV) 3:17 The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.”

OBSERVATION: When I hear the word “delight,” my mind first goes to the truth that I am to “delight myself in the LORD.”  I do that by meditating on the greatness and goodness of God.  I brag about my God and what He does.  I talk about Him in a way that makes other people know that God is my hero, my best friend, my life!  When I am alone, I like to sing to Him. 

But there is another truth that I must not overlook.  It is that God delights in me!!!   He delights in me because I am His creation.  He delights in me because I have received the forgiveness of my sins by trusting the death of Jesus on the cross to be the payment.  He delights in me because I honor His Son, Jesus with my words and actions.  He delights in me because I honor His written Word.  He delights in me because I am His child. 

APPLICATION:  It is a humbling thing to know that the Creator of the universe delights in me!  I want to live every day in a way that brings Him joy.  I want to give Him many reasons to delight in me. 

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, I am amazed to think that I may be the cause of joy in heaven.  Amen.

Pastor Leon
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