The Lord Delights...

If the Lord delights in something, then maybe it is a good idea for us to find out what these things are. Here is a list of the things that the Lord delights in:

• The Lord delights in obedience 1 Sam. 15:22 So Samuel said: "Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams.


• The Lord delights in the excellence of His children Psalm 16:3 As for the saints who are on the earth, "They are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight."


• The Lord delights in me Psalm 18:19 He also brought me out into a broad place, He delivered me because He delighted in me.

           

• The Lord delights in His Son who created alongside Him Proverbs 8:30 Then I was beside Him as a master craftsman; And I was daily His delight, Rejoicing always before Him,


• The Lord delights in justice Proverbs 11:1 Dishonest scales are an abomination to the Lord, But a just weight is His delight.


• The Lord delights in holiness Proverbs 11:20 Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the Lord, But the blameless in their ways are His delight.


• The Lord delights in the truth Proverbs 12:22 Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, But those who deal truthfully are His delight.


                         

• The Lord delights in the prayers of the righteous Proverbs 15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, But the prayer of the upright is His delight.


• The Lord delights in the fear of the Lord Isaiah 11:3 His delight is in the fear of the Lord, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears;


• The Lord delights in kindness, justice and righteousness Jeremiah 9:24 But let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows Me, That I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight," says the Lord.