ronscarpa Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 The All-Satisfying ObjectA WORD for Thursday, 2 October 2014"Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart." (Psalm 37:4)The quest for pleasure is not even optional, but commanded (in the Psalms): “Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart” (Psalm 37:4).The psalmists sought to do just this: “As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God” (Psalm 42:1–2). “My soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water” (Psalm 63:1).The motif of thirsting has its satisfying counterpart when the psalmist says that men “drink their fill of the abundance of Your house; and You give them to drink of the river of Your delights” (Psalm 36:8, NASB).I found that the goodness of God, the very foundation of worship, is not a thing you pay your respects to out of some kind of disinterested reverence. No, it is something to be enjoyed: “Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good!” (Psalm 34:8 ).“How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!” (Psalm 119:103).As C. S. Lewis says, God in the Psalms is the “all-satisfying Object.” His people adore him unashamedly for the “exceeding joy” they find in him (Psalm 43:4). He is the source of complete and unending pleasure: “In your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore” (Psalm 16:11). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriver Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Amen Ron, what an Awesome God we serve!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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