Delight Yourself In The Lord - Ps. 37:4

Delight is an emotional word. It cannot be a dispassionate verb, or a lukewarm word. In today’s world, there is a definite deficiency of delight. You probably don’t see it in yourself very often, and you don’t see it in the faces around you.

This week I am watching college basketball’s March Madness. If an underdog team hits a shot at the buzzer and wins the game, then you will see delight. I think that is why we like to watch. College basketball has become very popular even above professional basketball. You don’t often see professional players showing delight. You see bravado; you see anger but you don’t see delight.

In order to find delight you have to find an innocent child beholding some phenomenon for the first time. Other then that, delight can often be found at the birth of a child and perhaps at a wedding. There is a dearth of delight in everyday life.

So what does it mean to delight yourself in the Lord? The context of this verse gives us some clues. The text gives us some things that will hinder our delight:
Ø Do not fret
Ø Do not be envious
Ø Refrain from anger
Ø Turn from wrath

The text also gives us actions to perform that will help us delight in the Lord.
1. Trust in the Lord
2. Do good
3. Dwell in the land
4. Enjoy safe pastures
5. Feed on his faithfulness
6. Commit your way to the Lord
7. Be still
8. Wait patiently
9. Trust also in Him