Psalm 147:8-11
"He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain
and makes grass grow on the hills. He provides food for the cattle
and for the young ravens when they call. His pleasure is not in the
strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;
the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love."
Every morning, I have the privilege of waking up to the snow dusted mountains here in Colorado. God’s creation is glorious and I am reminded of that daily. Genesis 1:31 says that, “God saw all that He had made, and it was good.” The Lord knows that His creation is beautiful, but the amazing thing is that He doesn’t delight in the mountains, fields, oceans, and wildlife...He delights in us! We are the Lord’s delight. We are His favored creation. We are His handcrafted children.
It takes a very humble and genuine God to first and foremost delight in His people. Do the mountains declare the glory of God? Yes. Does wildlife reveal to us His character? Yes. Does He use His creation as yet another way of showing us His love and provision? Yes. Just read the start of Psalm 19 to see that. But what I’m trying to get across is that His ultimate joy, pleasure, and delight is in His people - us. John Piper once wrote that, "God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him." He will be most glorified and pleased when you “fear Him” and “put your hope in His unfailing love.” So if God’s first and foremost delight is in spending time with His children, then is He the first and foremost desire of OUR hearts?
Zephaniah 3:17
"The LORD your God is with you,
the Mighty Warrior who saves.
He will take great delight in you;
in his love he will no longer rebuke you,
but will rejoice over you with singing.”
