Bert's Good Stuff

Every verse in the longest Psalm (119) has to do with the Word of God. This week I noticed the recurring theme of "delight" over and over the Psalmist says, "I delight in your commandments; your statues are my delight; I delight in your decrees; I rejoice in following your statutes; Oh, how I love your law; how sweet are your words to my taste; your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path; your law is my delight" --- And many others!

Its Christmas time. What causes us to "delight?" Is it in 'getting' ---  or 'giving'?? Do we get our 'delights' from God's Word?-which means that really we don't need anything else in this world in order to be full of joy, meaning and pleasure...irrespective of circumstances. There is an awful lot of focus on non-delight items in our society.

    Happiness depends on circumstances, but joy and delight do not! Interesting!

Here is one more delightful thought that has my attention right now: Jesus said two of the most important statements in the Bible (in my HBAO) at the end of Matthew:

        1. Go and make disciples of all nations. [Are we?]

        2. Surely I am with you always..... (That makes #1 realistic, & possible.)

When I stop and think about it, #2 is not only utterly incredible, but makes the whole Bible come alive.
Jesus is not only ALIVE...He is always HERE.

        Nothing could make us more full of delight!!

bh December 22, 2007
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