Delight In The Lord
"Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart." ~ Psalm 37:4
The world looks at believers who have fallen in love with Jesus as though we have taken leave of our senses. There is no way for a non-Christian to understand the changes that take place in the inward man when someone is truly born again. The Holy Spirit actually recreates the soul and the spirit of the believer, placing within him a profound love for God. It is most natural for a Christian to be constantly praising God for the freedom that comes from knowing that his sins are forgiven.
The Christian should display the newfound desire for righteousness and holiness that courses through his spiritual veins. What we once made fun of, we now delight in. What we once ran away from, we are now in desperate pursuit of. To our delight, we find that the Holy Spirit of God has taken up residence within our hearts and is constantly revealing God's thoughts and designs. We also discover that the new desires taking hold of the heart line up with the will and the Word of God. God is creating desires for new things -- godly things, righteous things -- in our very being. He truly has given us the desires of our heart! In Christ, it is only natural for our desires to become one with His.
