Daily Devotion Psa 119.63

February 22, 2006

(Psa 119:63 KJV)  I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.

There is no doubt about God’s relationship with us.

It is mentioned in the book of Revelations that God created us for His pleasure (Rev 4:11).  
God enjoys our fellowship.  
He is pleased in our company.  
He wants to be with us like a best friend or companion, enjoying life together.  
He wants it so much that he sent His own Son to give His life so to restore our Fellowship with Him.  
He is like the “man” who takes the blame for the divisive offense in order to preserve the relationship.  

But is there a doubt about our relationship with Him?

Do you look forward to the pleasure of being with Him with the same intensity of desire, even at the cost of sacrifice, as He has shown towards being with you?  
Do you have your “fun” or pleasure with those who “fear” (Fear: have respect towards, revere) Him, or do you have your fun with the “worldlings”?  
Do you look forward to your time with Him with the excitement of a child whose Dad promised to take to the circus or the park, or do you consider the “waiting” part before going to have fun your time with Him?  
Do you look at your time with Him something that you have to do and get over with so you can go have fun, or is He your “fun”, or pleasure, like you are His pleasure?  

To be honest, looking at the life of many of His creatures, one could easily deduct that time with the Creator through His Word or fellowship with those who “fear” (Fear: have respect towards, revere) Him is something that has its own time and place, scheduled like a chore or a necessary duty.  In any case, it is far from being looked upon as an enjoyment and fun, something we take pleasure in, as He has with us in our presence.  Pleasure and enjoyment on the contrary would seem to be everything that has to do with the ungodly world.

This I pray today, that before it is harder for His children to take part of the elements of the world because of persecution, we can learn to draw our main pleasure from spiritual fellowship with God through time spent in His Word and in fellowship with those that “fear” (Fear: have respect towards, revere) Him.

Mat 22:35-37 KJV  Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,  (36)  Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37)  Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.