GOD’S WORD FOR JUNE 22 ~ ~ Psalm 5:12 ~ ~ “For You bless the righteous person, Lord, You surround him with favor as with a shield.”
From “The Pleasures of God” by John Piper
“The Pleasure of God in Doing Good to All Who Hope in Him”
God is never irritable or edgy. He is never fatigued, depressed, moody or stressed. His anger never has a short fuse. He is not easily annoyed, and is above any possibility of being touchy, cranky, or temperamental. Instead, he is infinitely energetic with absolutely unbounded and unending enthusiasm for the fulfillment of his delights.
This is hard for us to comprehend, because we have to sleep every day just to cope, not to mention thrive. We go up and down in our enjoyments. We get bored and discouraged one day and feel hopeful and excited another. We are like little geysers that gurgle and sputter and pop erratically.
But God is like the great Niagara—you look at it and think: surely this can’t keep going at this force for year after year. It seems like it would have to rest. Or it seems like some place up stream would run dry. But, no, it just keeps surging, crashing and making honeymooners happy century after century. That’s the way God is about doing us good. He never grows weary of it. It never gets boring to him.
Psalm 35:27 ~ ~ Let those who desire my vindication shout for joy and be glad, and say evermore, “Great is the Lord, WHO DELIGHTS IN THE WELFARE OF HIS SERVANT!”
You will make known to me the way of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.