Wednesday, July 30 || IS GOD’S WORD YOUR DELIGHT?

Honey Drops for Every Soul
Jul 30
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“But his delight is in the law of the Lord.” - Psalm 1:2

“I delight in Your commands because I love them.” - Psalm 119:47

The word ‘’delight’’ is a bright, cheerful and exciting word. When we delight in something, we find ourselves irresistibly drawn towards it. No one needs to compel us to do such things. These things occupy our thoughts and our emotions. It keeps coming to our mind, and each time it comes it is like the sun peeping out from behind a dark cloud. This is what the psalmist means when he mentions of “delighting in the Word of God.” Commenting about this, John DeVries writes of his experience as follows: “My daughter gave me an unusual birthday gift this year – a big cover inside which there were twelve small cards. On each little card, she had artistically written a Bible verse for the month – twelve verses for the twelve months of my next year. She told me that I was to memorize only one verse per month. She asked me to meditate upon it and delight in it. I find that as I recite these verses to myself each day again and again, God’s presence comes as radiant, warm sunlight flooding my whole being. It is truly a delightful experience indeed.” In Psalm 1:2, the psalmist says that a blessed man has his delight in the Word of God.

Dear friends, do we have such a delight for the Word of God?  Does it occupy our thoughts and emotions all through the day?  If not, why not make it our delight from today onwards.  The Word of God is sweeter than the honey.  It is more precious than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.  It gives us life, peace and comfort which nothing or no one in this world can give.  It heals us, guides us, and restores us because it is not human words.  It is the Word of God.  So let us enjoy the richness and delight in its sweetness each day of our lives.

PRAYER: Loving Lord, I delight in so many worldly things. But let me not neglect Your Word but read it again and again, and become delighted by the life, joy and peace it gives to my soul. Let me delight in Your wonderful promises and let its brightness invade every part of my being. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.