God's Delight

I was reminded about something today. Scripture says to "delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.," Proverbs 37:4. When you come into God's presence, do you only come to ask for things. . .blessings, or do you come, simply because you delight in His Presence? Do you only come when you are seeking something from Him, or simply because you love him. . . because He loves you? Have you ever thought that maybe...just maybe, God might want to be in YOUR presence? That, may be, He could delight in just being with YOU? Zephania 3:17 says this in the KJV: The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.(KJV). The NIV says: The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing."(NIV). Psalm46:10a says, "Be still, and know I am God."

So, next time you come before the Lord, try not to have any agenda, try not to ask for anything, try to just come. . .come because you love Him, come, because you delight in Him, come, just because He delights in and desires to be with YOU! Quiet your soul and come in silence and just sit awhile and inwardly gaze upon the One who loves you more than you will ever know! Selah! Pause! And calmly think about that!.