THIS IS THE WAY-5- DELIGHT IN GOD

Recap: The fear of the Lord is:

a reverence for His Holy Position as God

a constant awe and awareness of His Presence (SPIRIT)

a trembling to respond with quick obedience at the potency of His Proclamations (WORD)

a wisdom and understanding = KNOWING of His Pleasure

Isaiah 33:6 NASB95

6 And He will be the stability of your times, A wealth of salvation, wisdom and knowledge; The fear of the Lord is his treasure.

The Lord’s Treasure

PEOPLE WHO KNOW HIM AND HAVE HIS HEART

Jeremiah 9:24 ESV

24 but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.”

Luke 12:31 ESV

31 Instead, seek his kingdom, and these things will be added to you.

Luke 12:34

34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

DELIGHT IN GOD IS GOD’S WAY TO STEER OUR SOUL AWAY FROM UNHEALTHY FEAR OR FRUITLESS WORKS OF THE FLESH

Psalm 37:3-5 (ESV)

Psalm 37:3–5 ESV

3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. 4 Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.

Job 22:21–27 (ESV)

Job 22:21–28 ESV

21 “Agree with God, and be at peace; thereby good will come to you. 22 Receive instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart. 23 If you return to the Almighty you will be built up; if you remove injustice far from your tents, 24 if you lay gold in the dust, and gold of Ophir among the stones of the torrent-bed, 25 then the Almighty will be your gold and your precious silver. 26 For then you will delight yourself in the Almighty and lift up your face to God. 27 You will make your prayer to him, and he will hear you, and you will pay your vows. 28 You will decide on a matter, and it will be established for you, and light will shine on your ways.

Delight connects my pursuit of God to His HEART. Seeking His heart and hat matters to Him drives my doing - not sake for the thing, but for the sake of bringing His heart pleasure.