In What Do You Delight?
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1 Blessed is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
Delight means to find joy, pleasure.
Many delight, find joy, in the wrong things.
We Should Find No Delight In...
We Should Find No Delight In...
Unrighteousness ().
12 that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
Carousing ().
13 and will receive the wages of unrighteousness, as those who count it pleasure to carouse in the daytime. They are spots and blemishes, carousing in their own deceptions while they feast with you,
Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament based on Semantic Domains 88.253 τρυφάω; ἐντρυφάω; τρυφή, ῆς
to live a life of luxury, usually associated with intemperate feasting and drinking—‘to revel, to carouse, to live a life of luxury.’
Boastful arrogance ().
16 But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.
Tolerance of sin (; ).
32 who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.
15 But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.
We Could Be Showing Delight In These Things By...
We Could Be Showing Delight In These Things By...
Justifying Evil ().
15 He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just,
Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.
8 And why not say, “Let us do evil that good may come”?—as we are slanderously reported and as some affirm that we say. Their condemnation is just.
Calling Evil Good ().
24 He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
Him the people will curse;
Nations will abhor him.
Respecting Evil ().
5 It is not good to show partiality to the wicked,
Or to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
Where We Should Find Our Delight
Where We Should Find Our Delight
Doing God’s Will (; ).
1 “Cry aloud, spare not;
Lift up your voice like a trumpet;
Tell My people their transgression,
And the house of Jacob their sins.
2 Yet they seek Me daily,
And delight to know My ways,
As a nation that did righteousness,
And did not forsake the ordinance of their God.
They ask of Me the ordinances of justice;
They take delight in approaching God.
30 As for God, His way is perfect;
The word of the Lord is proven;
He is a shield to all who trust in Him.
Doing God’s Will (; ).
1 Blessed is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
8 I delight to do Your will, O my God,
And Your law is within my heart.”
Tribulations ().
3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance;
Worship ().
1 I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go into the house of the Lord.”
Giving ().
35 I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
How We Show Delight In These Things
How We Show Delight In These Things
Meditate in God’s Law ().
1 Blessed is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
Attend Services ().
7 Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight.
Be Active in Service ().
28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.
15 but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ—16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.
The Outcome of Delighting in Good
The Outcome of Delighting in Good
Obtain Mercy ().
77 Let Your tender mercies come to me, that I may live;
For Your law is my delight.
Our Desires Are Realized ().
4 Delight yourself also in the Lord,
And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
We Are Blessed By God (; ).
1 Blessed is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
1 Praise the Lord!
Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
Who delights greatly in His commandments.