To Delight

To Delight...These words stuck out to me as I read Psalm 1 today. "..His delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night." I find delight in many things. A good reality show brings me delight. A Cubs come from behind victory brings me delight. The picture of Kent waddling across the kitchen brings me delight. A spontaneous kiss from Parker brings me delight. Erik washing the dishes after breakfast brings me delight. A good sale at Target brings me delight. A good workout at the gym brings me delight. Spending time with our students brings me delight. A phone conversation with a family member brings me delight (most of the time!) According to dictionary.com to delight is to "find great pleasure or satisfaction in something." I had to ask myself the pending question then after reading Psalm 1. Do I delight in the word of God? I think my actions may answer that question in an unfavorable manner. Because a good sale at Target is delightful to me, I rarely pass by one without stopping in. Okay, I NEVER pass by one without stopping in. Just to look!

If I delighted in the word of God, like I do in the Target flyer, than it wouldn't be something that I do after my "to do" list is completed. Spending time meditating on God's word wouldn't be something I do only if my life is "slow" enough to allow it that day. It wouldn't be something I do only if I have the extra energy that day to do so. My perspective for most of my adult life has been that spending time with God is a priority. What I am realizing is that because all things pass away, spending time with God is the priority. It is what sustains me. It is what guides me. It is what convicts me. It is what satisfies me. It is what challenges me. If it is all these things to me, then why am I not emulating a lifestyle of one who delights in the meditation of the very words of the almighty God?