He cares to
delight in us- In His Word- 2-19-18
Do you ever have
a moment, or maybe
it may seem like a lifetime of moments, when you feel like
no one really cares? Whether it is about how you feel, or what you do, or if
you do something you think you should have done; does anybody really care?
Maybe you are
working out, trying to loose your weight that is unhealthy for you. You are
trying hard to compete the physical activities, eating right and feeling pretty
good about yourself loosing a few pounds here and there; but no one notices but
you. Does it matter?
You could be the
one person who shows up to work early to set the break room snacks out, you
start the coffee so that when Julie walks into the office she smells it and has
a wonderful day because of that delightful scent wafting through the room. It
puts a smile on her face. Does anyone really care?
Maybe you are the
sole financial growth for your family, you are the spouse who goes out to work
each day, struggling to make it through each moment of stressful paperwork and
details to complete. You return to your loving family who asks you for money,
eats the food your job provides and very rarely thinks to thank you for your
hard work.
Does anybody
really care?
The Lord directs
the steps of the Godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they
stumble they will never fall for the Lord holds them by the hand. Psalm37:23-24
The Lord our God
does! He delights in every moment of our lives! He cares about every hangnail,
every stubbed toe and every pile of ‘to do’ lists; He notices those pounds
lost, and He applauds you for your efforts.
Beloved, if God
so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has seen God at any
time. (But) If we love one another,
God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us. 1 John 4:11-12
God’s love is in
us if we are true Christians, and as much as He loves us; we need to pass on
that love. We need to know that those around us need to know someone cares as
much as we do. As we know ‘it’ is not about us; but sharing God’s love with
those He chooses to bring across our paths in life.
If the Lord
delights in us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us, ‘ a
land which flows with milk and honey.’ Numbers 14:8
Since the Lord
delights in us, what will you do with the land He gives you?
The land I am thinking
of at the moment is a spiritual application of the land; the portion of the
world you live in. Every piece of ground
that you walk on is owned by God; some say that ground is yours to take. But what
does that mean? What does it mean to possess the land? It means that is your
mission; that is your portion of blessing to live in. We can know that Christ Jesus made a way for us to receive
the promise of salvation to give it to those around us and that we can live our
lives knowing that we are a delight to Him, and He will delight us with the
desires of our hearts.
When I think
about it, if something delights me then I more than just care about it; I
relish in the fact that it is. God enjoys us to the fullest; He cares.
Who is a God like
You, pardoning iniquity and passing over the transgressions of the remnant of
His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in
mercy. He will again have compassion on us, and will subdue our iniquities. You
will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. Micah 7:19-20
Because God cares,
and we are to be like Him, we must also have compassion on those waking in sin
still. Just because He has brought us out of the darkness of sinfulness in our
lives does not mean we should think of ourselves better than those still in
sin. On the contrary; we should seek and to save the lost, just as Christ did
for us. He sought us, followed us and waited for us to realize He was there.
Then He gave us a new life, a new outlook and cleaned us up. We should seek out
others who are afraid that no one cares about them before it is too late.
From watching or
reading the news we all should know the time is short and many people even
today are crying out for help not knowing that God is there to help them. God
delights in us, let us give others that same hope, that same joy unspeakable
and that same knowledge and connection to Jesus Christ.
He cares.
He cares if your
shoelace is untied, if your foot hurts or your dinner got burned because you
were busy picking up after the kids. He cares when you get an ‘A’ on your
report card, or when you just get out of bed on those days when you really
would rather stay there.
He cares that you
have desires in your heart. He will delight with us over the desires of our
hearts! He will also bring them to pass when we chose to delight ourselves in
Him.
Commit your way
to the Lord, trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass. He shall bring
forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.
Delight yourself
also in the Lord and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4-6
People may not
think God cares about the little things but isn’t He the one who said for us
not to despise the days of small beginnings? Let’s be intentionally delighted
toward our fellow people today. Let’s try to let people know that God delights
in them! Share His love, kindness, compassion, and joy with those around you
today, this week, and this year!
Be delighted in
knowing that God is with you today and that He cares!
Dear Heavenly
Father, Thank you that You care about our every need today. Help us to pass
that on to others and give you more to delight about us! We delight ourselves
in You today Lord, In Jesus name. Amen.
Suggested
reading; Psalm 37:1-40, Micah 7:1-20, Isaiah 58:1-14. and 1 John 4:1-21