Delighting in God
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Worship
Worship
Delighting in God… finding your pleasure in him, your joy… to rejoice in him.
16 Rejoice always, 17 pray continually, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
Delighting in who God is
Delighting in who God is
Titles
God the King (1)
Yahweh/the LORD (3, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 21)
Holy Name (1,2, 21)
13 Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?” 14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’ ” 15 God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ “This is my name forever, the name you shall call me from generation to generation.
Character
18 Then Moses said, “Now show me your glory.” 19 And the Lord said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
6 And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, 7 maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.”
Great (3); Worthy of praise (3); Glorious splendour of majesty (5)
7 They celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness. 8 The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. 9 The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.
Goodness (7, 9); Righteousness (7, 17, 20); Compassionate (8, 9); Gracious (8); Slow to anger (8); Rich in love (8)
Trustworthy/Faithful (13, 17-20)
Hindrances to delight
Hindrances to delight
Sin - Pride
20 The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. 21 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. 22 The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.
Persecution/hardship - easy to delight in the Lord on Sunday, with other Christians, not so easy in work life, school life, community life, when others don’t appreciate our God… we can’t just delight in the Lord occasionally!
Worries of life, deceitfulness of wealth - look at where we are privileged to live, very comfortable… easy to start delighting in the gifts God has given rather than the giver of the gifts.
Delighting in the Power and Work of the Lord
Delighting in the Power and Work of the Lord
Mighty acts (4, 11, 12); Power of awesome works (6); Great deeds (6)
(Ladies) 1 Samuel 2:1 “1 Then Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in the Lord; in the Lord my horn is lifted high. My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance.”
Creation; Deliverance/rescue; Miraculous deeds
15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. 21 Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. 22 But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation—23 if you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
Ephesians 1:18–23 “18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength 20 he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, 21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. 22 And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, 23 which is hi…”
1 Peter 1:3–9 “3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you,”
God’s Kingdom (11, 12, 13) - Glorious, Spendour, everlasting, enduring
Dependence upon God… Upholds/sustains the fallen (14); Lifts the humble (14); Providence (15, 16)
The overflow of delight
The overflow of delight
Praise the LORD
Exalt (1, 2, 21); Praise (1, 2, 10, 21); Cheer/extol (2, 10)
Revelation 5:13 “13 Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!””
No one can fathom (3) - Psalm 145:3 “3 Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.”
33 Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! 34 “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?” 35 “Who has ever given to God, that God should repay them?” 36 For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.
Ephesians 3:20–21 “20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.”
Speak of his works
4 One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts. 5 They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty— and I will meditate on your wonderful works. 6 They tell of the power of your awesome works— and I will proclaim your great deeds.
Generations commend to others (4); Tell (4, 6, 11); Speak (5, 11, 21); Proclaim (6)
Meditate (5)
9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
Sing of his character
Celebrate (7); Sing (7) - Psalm 145:7 “7 They celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness.”
Ephesians 5:18–20 “18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, 20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
16 Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. 17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Depend upon God
Submission (14); Dependence (15); Call/trust (18);
Fear & Love
Fear/awe/respect (19); Love (20)
28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, 29 for our “God is a consuming fire.”
21 My mouth will speak in praise of the Lord. Let every creature praise his holy name for ever and ever.
Remind yourself:
Who God is
What he has done
How he promises to treat you
Of the seriousness of your sin
Be ready to overflow with fear and love of the Lord, love for his people and the world, and ready to speak of his great works