Take Delight

My reading this morning was in 2 Peter. He’s talking about how He was a witness to Christ, His resurrection and transfiguration, and I misread it. It says, “…a voice came to Him from Majestic Glory: This is my Son, I take delight in Him.”

The way I read it, I though it said, “This is my Son, Take delight in Him.”

So that’s not what it says, but isn’t that a wonderful command nonetheless? Take delight in Him. Isn’t that what all of this is about? Isn’t that the purpose of our lives?

I don’t know that I can really expound on that any further. I was just left in awe this morning. I spent time thinking about Jesus and taking joy in Him. Not just joy in what He did for me, but joy in His overwhelming majesty! I always want to find my joy in who He is, and not just in the incredible things He’s done for me. It’s not about me. It’s about Him. My salvation isn’t about me, it’s about Jesus. It has nothing to do with me. It’s about who He is, and who He is demands praise. In the presence of a beauty that powerful, all you really want to do is worship and glorify Him! Heck, it’s so overwhelming, it’s all you really can do!
 My only job is to submit to his magnificent glory. And how could you do anything less in the presence of such a glorious, loving King??

So yeah, I like the idea of taking delight in Him. That’s where our hope is. That’s where our hearts are hidden. He is everything we need.  Take delight in Him and nothing else matters. His beauty put everything in perspective.