Delight yourself in the Lord

Delight yourself in the Lord

"Delight yourself in the Lord—and He shall give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4

The Lord is so glorious and so good, that those who are well acquainted with Him not only find rest and satisfaction in Him—but holy joy and delight also.

Delighting in God, it is to be feared, is comparatively rare—even among true Christians. Where it exists it is always in connection with habitual intimate communion with God.

The soul of one who enjoys this close fellowship with the infinitely wise and gracious One, becomes assimilated to Him—and the prevailing desires of such a one are in harmony with His will.

When any temporal favor is sought, it is asked for in trustful submission; and if it should be refused, a happy degree of acquiescence is experienced. So far as a soul delights in God —it desires to receive only what He in His infinite goodness sees fit to bestow; and thus its desires are granted.

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