Delighting In the Word of God

"Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who finds great delight in his commands." - Psalm 112:1

What's not to delight in when it comes to the commands of the Lord? Why would we not receive His word gladly and eagerly? How could we possibly think that God would ever give a word or command that would somehow lead to our demise or destruction, or result in our misery and unhappiness?

It's like telling my two young sons on Christmas morning to get out of bed and go into the living room. Can you imagine them saying, "But, Dad, we're tired. We want to sleep in today. We want to play with our old toys first. You don't really love us. You don't want anything good for us." Sounds ridiculous, doesn't it?

The fact is, that if I've already told them we'll open gifts on Christmas morning, it won't take much persuading to get them racing to the living room and tearing into the presents. They would be gladly and eagerly jumping out of bed, delighting in my word, because they know that my plan for them is for their good and not for their demise or destruction or misery or unhappiness.

There are tremendous blessings God has promised for those who fear Him, who delight greatly in His commands. The Lord has offered mankind the ultimate gift beyond anything that we deserve or could possibly earn - it is His gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. What foolishness to reject such a gift! What blindness to not see that such a great salvation from the wages of sin is offered to you! How ignorant to think that God does not desire what is absolutely good for us! Why choose to sleep in and keep wanting to play around with the old things when God has promised something so much better for us in His Word?

You can be sure that not one of His promises has ever failed, nor will they ever. The Lord is faithful and He is true. His Word will never fail, never disappoint, never mislead and never fade away. For in His Word we see Jesus, the One of Whom the Scriptures testify, and in Whom are hidden all the treasures we will ever need or could ever want.

In Him the lonely find a true Friend. In Him the hurting find a great Physician. In Him the weak find Strength. In Him the fearful find a Shelter. In Him the weary find Rest. In Him the troubled find a Counselor. In Him the lost find their Way. In Him the uncertain find the Truth. In Him the dead find Life. In Him the slave finds Freedom. In Him the thirsty find the Living Water. In Him the hungry find the Bread of Life. In Him the wanderer finds a Shepherd. In Him the darkened find Light. In Him the orphaned finds a Brother. In Him the anxious find Peace. In Him the helpless finds Hope. In Him the unloved find Love. In Him the defenseless find an Advocate. In Him the sinner finds a Savior.

What's not to delight in, dear friend? Put your trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, come humbly and reverently before His throne, and delight in His commands. The richest of God's blessings await.