a day of delight (devotional)
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In Psalm 16:1-11, David wrote the following:
1. Preserve me, O God; for in You do I take refuge.
2. O my soul, you have said unto Jehovah,
“You are my Lord: I have no good beyond
You.”
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3. As for the saints that are in the earth,
they are the excellence in whom is all my
delight.
4. Their sorrows shall be multiplied that
give gifts for another god: Their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, Nor take
their names upon my lips.
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5. Jehovah is the portion of mine
inheritance and of my cup: You maintain
my lot.
6. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant
places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
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7. I will bless Jehovah, Who has given me
counsel; Yea, my heart instructs me in the
night seasons.
8. I have set Jehovah always before me:
Because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
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9. Therefore my heart is glad, and my
glory rejoices; my flesh also shall dwell in
safety.
10. For You will not leave my soul to
Sheol; neither will You suffer Your HolyOne to see corruption.
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11. You will show me the path of life: in
Your presence is fullness of joy; in Your
right hand there are pleasures
forevermore.”
This is a psalm of delight. We find no trials
or tribulations in this song.
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David is simply delighting, first of all, in the
Lord.
“You are my Lord: I have no good beyond
You,” David wrote in verse 2.
In other words, he is saying, "I have no
good beyond God."
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Then David comments on how he delights in
the Lord's people.
“As for the saints that are in the earth, they
are the excellence in whom is all my
delight,” said David in verse 3.
Do you delight in God's people and being
with God’s people?
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Or is your attitude more like the following
thought:
“To live above with saints we love will
certainly be glory. But to live below with
saints we know, now that's another story.”
Is spending time with God's people
becoming abrasive to you?
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Start delighting in the Lord, and you'll start
delighting in His people.
David also delights in God's providence. He
wrote in verses 5 and 6, “ Jehovah is the
ortion of mine inheritance and of my cup:
You maintain my lot. The lines are fallenunto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a
oodly heritage.”
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God, in His providence, knows where to
draw the line.
Problems arise when people don't know
where His lines are. They want to keep
moving the line.
Let God give you your inheritance.
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When Israel went into the Promised Land,
He gave each tribe its inheritance.
It wasn't done by a real estate agent or by a
lottery.
God said, "Here are the lines. Maintainthose lines." Do you want to delight in God
and in His people? Then delight in His
providence.
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David also finds delight in God's pleasures.
Verse 11 has been one of my favorite
passages for a number of years.
“You will show me the path of life: in Your
resence is fullness of joy; in Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.”
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Do you want life and joy? Here's the secret:
Live on God's path, live in His presence and
live for His pleasures.
You have much to delight in--God's people,
His providence and His pleasures. The key
to delighting in the things of God is todelight in God Himself.
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Sometime today why not take a moment to
simply delight in the Lord and praise Him
for Who He is?
After, all, He is the Creator and Giver of all
blessings.