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Delight

             Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. (Psalm 37:4)

 

But whenever he entered the Lord’s presence to speak with him, he removed the veil until he came out. And when he came out and told the Israelites what he had been commanded, they saw that his face was radiant. Then Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the Lord. (Exodus 24:34-35)

 

This is another of the type of verses I’ve discussed many times. The point is that if we take delight in the Lord, the desires of your heart are going to be the Lord. If we seek Him as our delight, we’ll get Him. If we seek money, we may or may not get the money, and we may regret it when we get it.

Today, however, it might be useful to look at the word “delight.” What does it mean to delight? According the internet, the etymology of the term is

“English word delight comes from Proto-Germanic *maganÄ… (To be able, may.), Proto-Germanic *linhtijanÄ…, Proto-Germanic *blÄ«kanÄ… (To gleam; shine.), Proto-Indo-European *lewk-, Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengÊ·Ê°-“

To delight in something means that the something makes one’s eyes shine or gleam. It brings to mind Moses’ face after he spoke with the Lord. It shone, and he put a veil over it as the shine faded until the next time he spent time with the Lord. Does our time with the Lord show on our faces? This isn’t about a miraculous shekinah glory. But do we get as excited about God as we do a pastime we enjoy? If not, this might be an area where we need to pray. 

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