{"id":9470,"date":"2023-01-18T15:36:46","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T21:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abidingfathers.org\/?p=9470"},"modified":"2023-01-23T14:18:50","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T20:18:50","slug":"whats-your-delight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abidingfathers.org\/whats-your-delight\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s your delight?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Delight<\/h3>\n<p>Psalm 1 is so appropriate for all of the Psalms. It sets everything in the proper order, beginning with, <strong><em>\u201cBlessed is the man who\u2026\u201d <\/em><\/strong>and then lists three negatives in verse 1 alone. But then he comes to verse 2 where the key word is <em>delight<\/em>. I would ask, do you delight in God\u2019s word? I mean, really delight? And the psalmist says that because of this delight, it moves you to meditate on his word day and night. That\u2019s coming and going, rising up, lying down, all your day. And this will blow you away. Eden means <em>delight<\/em>, land of happiness. And initially, God put created man there.<\/p>\n<h3>Fruitful spiritual life<\/h3>\n<p>Can you see this? Prior to their sinful disobedience, they were walking daily with God in the beauty of what God had created and he was their delight. Now look at the results of delighting in God and his word leading you to carry it\/him with you all your waking hours.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>You\u2019re like a tree planted by streams of water<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>You yield seasonal fruit <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Your leaf never withers<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>You prosper in all that you do<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What else on earth can produce this quality of life for you? I say, nothing. God\u2019s word in your mind, heart and soul is what produces this fruitful spiritual life useful for God and a delight for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delight Psalm 1 is so appropriate for all of the Psalms. 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