What Gives God Delight
Psalms 37:3-7 David is the writer and he says “trust in the Lord Yahweh, and do
good, so shall you dwell in the land, and verily you shall be fed. Delight yourself
also in the Lord Yahweh, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit
your way to the Lord Yahweh; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass. And
He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgment as the
noonday. Rest in the Lord Yahweh, and wait patiently for him; fret not your self
because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked
devices to pass. David also says in verse 23 “the steps of a good man are
ordered by the Lord Yahweh; and He delights in his way”.
David was known as a man after God’s own heart, he expressed his delight to
please God (Psalms 40:1-8 “I waited patiently for the Lord Yahweh; and He
inclined to me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out
of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And He
has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God; many shall see it, and
fear, and shall trust in the Lord Yahweh. Blessed is that man that makes the Lord
Yahweh his trust, and respects not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
Many, O Lord Yahweh my God, are Your wonderful works which You have done;
and Your thoughts which are to us-ward; they cannot be reckoned up in order to
You; if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
Sacrifice and offering You did not desire; my ears have You opened; burned
offering and sin offering have You not required. Then said I, lo; I come in the
volume of the book it is written of me. I delight to do Your will, O my God; yea,
Your law is within my heart”.
The apostle Paul says “for I delight in the law of God after the inward man”. It is
the born again man that can delight in the Lord.
Our obedience to His word gives God delight. God wants our heart to be pliable
and soft, ready to obey His commands. He wants the best for us. (Psalms 1:1-3)
“blessed is the man that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the
way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of
the Lord Yahweh, and in His law does he meditate day and night. And he shall be
like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season; its
leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he does shall prosper”.
God delights when we do His will (Psalms 82:3-4) God speaking to us says
“defend the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the
poor and needy; rid them out of the hands of the wicked”. God also speaking to
us in Isaiah 58 tells us to cry out for the helpless (verse 1-2) “cry aloud, spare not,
lift up your voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the
house of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek Me daily, and delight to know My ways,
as a nation that did righteousness; and forsook not the ordinance of their God;
they ask of Me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God”;
in verses 12-14 it says “and they that shall be of you shall build the old waste
places, you shall raise up the foundations of many generations, and you shall be
called, the repairer of the breach, the restorer of paths to dwell in. If you turn
away your foot from the Sabbath, from your pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord Yahweh, honorable; and shall honor Him,
not doing your own ways, not finding your own pleasure, nor speaking your worn
words. Then shall you delight yourself in the Lord Yahweh; and I will cause you to
ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed you with the heritage of Jacob
your father; for the mouth of the Lord Yahweh has spoken it”.
Psalms 119:9-16 says “wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking
heed thereto according to Your word. With my whole heart have I sought You; O
let me not wander from Your commandments. Your word have I hid in my heart
that I might not sin against You. Blessed are You, O Lord Yahweh; teach me Your
statutes. With my lips have I declared all the judgments of Your mouth. I have
rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, as much as in all riches. I will mediate in
Your precepts, and have respect to Your ways. I will delight myself in Your
statutes; I will not forget Your word”. We too should consider this.
The benefits are overwhelming (Psalms 112:1-6) “praise you the Lord Yahweh,
blessed is the man that fears the Lord Yahweh, that delights greatly in His
commandments. His seed shall be mighty upon earth; the generation of the
upright shall be blessed. Wealth and riches shall be in His house, and His
righteousness endures forever. To the upright there arises light in the darkness;
he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. A good man shows favor,
and lends; he will guide his affairs with discretion. Surely he shall not be moved
forever; the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance”.
Jesus says in Matthew 6:33 “but seek you first the kingdom of God and His
righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you”.
An example shows how Jehosphaphat was a delight to the Lord Yahweh; he took
away the high places from Judah (II Chronicles 17:3-6) “and the Lord Yahweh was
with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and
sought not to Baalim. But sought to the Lord God of his father; and walked in His
commandments, and not after the doings of Israel. Therefore the Lord Yahweh
established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshphat
presents; and he had riches and honor in abundance. And his heart was lifted up
in the ways of the Lord Yahweh; moreover he took away the high places and
groves out of Judah”. Jehoshaphat also sent prophets and Levites to teach Judah
His law (II Chronicles 17:9-10) “and they taught Judah, and had the book of the
law of the Lord Yahweh with them, and went about throughout all the cities of
Judah, and taught the people. And the fear (reverence) of the Lord Yahweh fell
upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they
made no was against Jehoshaphat”.
We receive peace from our delighting in God; Job writes in Job 22:21-28 “acquaint
now yourself with Him, and be at peace; thereby good shall come to you. Receive
I pray you, the law from His mouth, and lay up His words in your heart. If you
return to the Almighty, you shall be built up, you shall put away iniquity far from
your tabernacles. Then shall you lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as
the stones of the brooks. Yea, the Almighty shall be your defense, and you shall
have plenty of silver. For then shall you have your delight in the Almighty, and
shall lift up your face to God, you shall make your prayer to Him, and He shall hear
you, and you shall pay your vows. You shall also decree a thing, and it shall be
established to you; and the light shall shine upon your ways”.
I gave you an example of how our obedience brings God delight, let us now look at
King Saul as an example: King Saul was told by the prophet Samuel what God
wanted him to do. Let’s look at I Samuel 15:1-3, 7:11, 17:23 it’s revealing king
Saul’s partial obedience; it says “Samuel also said to Saul; the Lord Yahweh sent
me to anoint you to be king over His people, over Israel; now therefore hearken
you to the voice of the words of the Lord Yahweh. Thus says the Lord of hosts, I
remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way,
when he came up from Egypt. Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all
that they have, and spare them not, but slay both man and woman, infant and
suckling, ox and sheep, camel and donkey. And Saul smote the Amalekits from
Havilah until you come to Shur, that is opposite Egypt. And he took Agag the king
of the Amalikes alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the of the edge of
the sword. But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and
of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would
not utterly destroy, but everything that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed
utterly. Then came the word of the Lord Yahweh to Samuel, saying. It repents Me
that I have set up Saul to be king; for he is turned back from following Me, and has
not performed My commandments. And it grieved Samuel, and he cried to the
Lord Yahweh all night. And Samuel said, when you were little in your own sight,
were you not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the Lord Yahweh anointed
you king over Israel? And the Lord Yahweh sent you on a journey, and said, go
and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be
consumed. Why then did you not obey the voice of the Lord Yahweh, but did fly
upon the spoil, and did evil in the sight of the Lord Yahweh. And Saul said to
Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the Lord Yahweh, and have gone the
way which the Lord Yahweh sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek,
and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites. But the people took of the spoil,
sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed,
to sacrifice to the Lord Yahweh your God in Gilgal. And Samuel said, has the
Lord Yahweh as great delight in burned offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the
voice of the Lord Yahweh? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to
hearken than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and
stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of
the Lord Yahweh, He has also rejected you from being king”. By his disobedience
king Agag had a chance to reproduce more seed.
Remember that just as obedience brought forth blessing, disobedience has
brought forth rejection.
Study by: Harriet Bond
Date: February 15, 2011
Psalms 37:3-7 David is the writer and he says “trust in the Lord Yahweh, and do
good, so shall you dwell in the land, and verily you shall be fed. Delight yourself
also in the Lord Yahweh, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit
your way to the Lord Yahweh; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass. And
He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgment as the
noonday. Rest in the Lord Yahweh, and wait patiently for him; fret not your self
because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked
devices to pass. David also says in verse 23 “the steps of a good man are
ordered by the Lord Yahweh; and He delights in his way”.
David was known as a man after God’s own heart, he expressed his delight to
please God (Psalms 40:1-8 “I waited patiently for the Lord Yahweh; and He
inclined to me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out
of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And He
has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God; many shall see it, and
fear, and shall trust in the Lord Yahweh. Blessed is that man that makes the Lord
Yahweh his trust, and respects not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
Many, O Lord Yahweh my God, are Your wonderful works which You have done;
and Your thoughts which are to us-ward; they cannot be reckoned up in order to
You; if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
Sacrifice and offering You did not desire; my ears have You opened; burned
offering and sin offering have You not required. Then said I, lo; I come in the
volume of the book it is written of me. I delight to do Your will, O my God; yea,
Your law is within my heart”.
The apostle Paul says “for I delight in the law of God after the inward man”. It is
the born again man that can delight in the Lord.
Our obedience to His word gives God delight. God wants our heart to be pliable
and soft, ready to obey His commands. He wants the best for us. (Psalms 1:1-3)
“blessed is the man that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the
way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of
the Lord Yahweh, and in His law does he meditate day and night. And he shall be
like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season; its
leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he does shall prosper”.
God delights when we do His will (Psalms 82:3-4) God speaking to us says
“defend the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the
poor and needy; rid them out of the hands of the wicked”. God also speaking to
us in Isaiah 58 tells us to cry out for the helpless (verse 1-2) “cry aloud, spare not,
lift up your voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the
house of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek Me daily, and delight to know My ways,
as a nation that did righteousness; and forsook not the ordinance of their God;
they ask of Me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God”;
in verses 12-14 it says “and they that shall be of you shall build the old waste
places, you shall raise up the foundations of many generations, and you shall be
called, the repairer of the breach, the restorer of paths to dwell in. If you turn
away your foot from the Sabbath, from your pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord Yahweh, honorable; and shall honor Him,
not doing your own ways, not finding your own pleasure, nor speaking your worn
words. Then shall you delight yourself in the Lord Yahweh; and I will cause you to
ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed you with the heritage of Jacob
your father; for the mouth of the Lord Yahweh has spoken it”.
Psalms 119:9-16 says “wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking
heed thereto according to Your word. With my whole heart have I sought You; O
let me not wander from Your commandments. Your word have I hid in my heart
that I might not sin against You. Blessed are You, O Lord Yahweh; teach me Your
statutes. With my lips have I declared all the judgments of Your mouth. I have
rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, as much as in all riches. I will mediate in
Your precepts, and have respect to Your ways. I will delight myself in Your
statutes; I will not forget Your word”. We too should consider this.
The benefits are overwhelming (Psalms 112:1-6) “praise you the Lord Yahweh,
blessed is the man that fears the Lord Yahweh, that delights greatly in His
commandments. His seed shall be mighty upon earth; the generation of the
upright shall be blessed. Wealth and riches shall be in His house, and His
righteousness endures forever. To the upright there arises light in the darkness;
he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. A good man shows favor,
and lends; he will guide his affairs with discretion. Surely he shall not be moved
forever; the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance”.
Jesus says in Matthew 6:33 “but seek you first the kingdom of God and His
righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you”.
An example shows how Jehosphaphat was a delight to the Lord Yahweh; he took
away the high places from Judah (II Chronicles 17:3-6) “and the Lord Yahweh was
with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and
sought not to Baalim. But sought to the Lord God of his father; and walked in His
commandments, and not after the doings of Israel. Therefore the Lord Yahweh
established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshphat
presents; and he had riches and honor in abundance. And his heart was lifted up
in the ways of the Lord Yahweh; moreover he took away the high places and
groves out of Judah”. Jehoshaphat also sent prophets and Levites to teach Judah
His law (II Chronicles 17:9-10) “and they taught Judah, and had the book of the
law of the Lord Yahweh with them, and went about throughout all the cities of
Judah, and taught the people. And the fear (reverence) of the Lord Yahweh fell
upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they
made no was against Jehoshaphat”.
We receive peace from our delighting in God; Job writes in Job 22:21-28 “acquaint
now yourself with Him, and be at peace; thereby good shall come to you. Receive
I pray you, the law from His mouth, and lay up His words in your heart. If you
return to the Almighty, you shall be built up, you shall put away iniquity far from
your tabernacles. Then shall you lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as
the stones of the brooks. Yea, the Almighty shall be your defense, and you shall
have plenty of silver. For then shall you have your delight in the Almighty, and
shall lift up your face to God, you shall make your prayer to Him, and He shall hear
you, and you shall pay your vows. You shall also decree a thing, and it shall be
established to you; and the light shall shine upon your ways”.
I gave you an example of how our obedience brings God delight, let us now look at
King Saul as an example: King Saul was told by the prophet Samuel what God
wanted him to do. Let’s look at I Samuel 15:1-3, 7:11, 17:23 it’s revealing king
Saul’s partial obedience; it says “Samuel also said to Saul; the Lord Yahweh sent
me to anoint you to be king over His people, over Israel; now therefore hearken
you to the voice of the words of the Lord Yahweh. Thus says the Lord of hosts, I
remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way,
when he came up from Egypt. Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all
that they have, and spare them not, but slay both man and woman, infant and
suckling, ox and sheep, camel and donkey. And Saul smote the Amalekits from
Havilah until you come to Shur, that is opposite Egypt. And he took Agag the king
of the Amalikes alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the of the edge of
the sword. But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and
of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would
not utterly destroy, but everything that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed
utterly. Then came the word of the Lord Yahweh to Samuel, saying. It repents Me
that I have set up Saul to be king; for he is turned back from following Me, and has
not performed My commandments. And it grieved Samuel, and he cried to the
Lord Yahweh all night. And Samuel said, when you were little in your own sight,
were you not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the Lord Yahweh anointed
you king over Israel? And the Lord Yahweh sent you on a journey, and said, go
and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be
consumed. Why then did you not obey the voice of the Lord Yahweh, but did fly
upon the spoil, and did evil in the sight of the Lord Yahweh. And Saul said to
Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the Lord Yahweh, and have gone the
way which the Lord Yahweh sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek,
and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites. But the people took of the spoil,
sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed,
to sacrifice to the Lord Yahweh your God in Gilgal. And Samuel said, has the
Lord Yahweh as great delight in burned offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the
voice of the Lord Yahweh? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to
hearken than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and
stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of
the Lord Yahweh, He has also rejected you from being king”. By his disobedience
king Agag had a chance to reproduce more seed.
Remember that just as obedience brought forth blessing, disobedience has
brought forth rejection.
Study by: Harriet Bond
Date: February 15, 2011
