Delight

“Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.” (Psalm 37:4)

Rarely do you hear of “delight” and “desires” being associated with worship or with God. All too often we think of pain, of giving up pleasures and of a life of sacrifice. But any pain associated with God is in reaction to sin. If there was no sin, there would be no pain.

Eventually, the children of God will be restored from our fallen, carnal state and pain will be no more.

“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” (Revelation 21:4).

Christ suffered on the cross. He experienced the ultimate pain. Why? Although perfect, Christ took on the sins of the world, each and every one of our sins, and paid the price for them. He loves each of us that much that He interceded for us at the cross. It was supposed to be you and I nailed up there. Jesus took our place.

When we accept Jesus, we accept the salvation He bought for us. His pain and suffering made it so we will never suffer the ultimate and eternal pain of Hell.

Bill Hitchcock