June 16
Psalm 37-40
"Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of
your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do
this:" (Psalm 37:4-5, NIV)
These verses sound like
prosperity gospel, but the psalmist is not saying that if you love God, you
will have everything you ever wanted or that you will have worldly riches. To
delight in the Lord means to take pleasure in the Lord. If we find pleasure in
living for and serving God, He transforms our hearts. He changes the desire of
our hearts. If we are living for Him, He will give us the desires of our hearts
because the desires of our hearts become the desire of God’s heart. This does
not mean prosperity, though it could. It does not even mean a life free of
struggles. It means a life lived in obedience to God. A life where we find
contentment and fulfillment just living the lives God called us to live.
Augustine said; “love God and do as you please.” That does
not mean anything goes. It means that if we love God, if we truly love Him, we
will want to live in obedience to Him. It is not a task to be completed, but a
relationship that is lived out. The psalmist is saying that if we commit our
lives completely to God and trust Him with every aspect of our lives, He will
fulfill the desires of our hearts.
God loves you more than
you can imagine. He wants good things for you. He is a loving Father, not
giving you everything you think you want, but giving you everything you need.
He is good and gracious and watches over our lives. The psalmist recognized
this attribute of God and called for those who read these words to enjoy being
in God’s presence and being the person God created you to be. If we do this He
will give us all we could imagine to fulfill the desires of our hearts.
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