My Personal God: My Delight
by David Chadwick
The eternal God of the universe wants to be your close, personal friend. He’s not a distant God. He is profoundly personal and he wants you to know him as your support, shepherd, and redeemer!
Our heavenly Daddy also wants us to know him as “my delight” (Psalm 43:4, 16:3). God is our laughter, our fun, and our enjoyment in life.
When we delight ourselves fully in him, God has promised that he will give us the desires of our heart (Psalm 37:4). Because of his grace and mercy, we are able to live a life of abundance and fulfillment in which we constantly praise him for all he has done.
Why? Because it’s God who fills our minds with joyful, pleasing thoughts. He has given us a sense of humor, and he wants us to use it each and every day. He loves to hear his children laugh! He is our delight!
If God is our delight, we have no right to be sour or grouchy about life. God wants us to live each day with a joyful heart as we find our delight in him. When we know Jesus, the joy of the Lord truly is our strength (Nehemiah 8:10).
Do you know the Lord as your delight? If not, pray to him today: “Lord, I want to know you as my personal delight. Help me find joy from within as I delight myself in you. Remind me to laugh often. Lead me to an abundant life with a heart that is full of joy.”
Delight yourself in the One who delights in you. He is your personal delight!