Oct 7

He Delights In Me

"Because he delights in me, he saved me." Psalm 18:19

God delights in me? What a wonderful surprise it was for me to read those words, "He delights in me." That is beyond my comprehension, but that is what the Psalm says. Why? Why would he delight in me? Have I done anything worthy of delight? Surely not, yet He delights in me, that is grace. It is pure grace. I surely do not deserve His delight, but it exemplifies just how great His love is for His children. He saved us because he delights in us. God loves us. He would not have sent His beloved Son to die for us if it was not the case. Beyond that, God longs for a relationship with each of His children. The story in Genesis tells us that God walked in the garden and communed with Adam and Eve. He delighted in that relationship. When they chose knowledge over that relationship with God, it broke His heart. Many today are still making that choice. Choosing knowledge over relationship. Down through the ages God has continued to reach out to those who reach out to him. He longs for us to be near Him. He desires our fellowship. He delights in us, the way any father would in his children. How little we know about our Father. How little we comprehend of His intense desire to have us need Him. How we must grieve Him when He sees He is not at the top of our priority list. How patient He is with us, His sinful, wayward children! Yet He delights in us. Will we not take delight in Him? He takes joy in our presence with Him. Will we not take joy in spending time with Him? He loves us with an everlasting love; a love we will never fully comprehend. Will we not develop that same kind of intense love for our Father? The choice is ours.

 Father, I cannot fathom how great your love is for me! That you took delight in me while I was yet a sinner and gave your son to save me is beyond my comprehension. I long to bring you more delight. I long to serve you in a way that will make you smile. I desire to spend time with the Father who loves me with an everlasting love. I love you Lord; make this love burn more intensely within me. You bring me such joy, I want to bring you joy, too. This is the desire of my heart. Amen