Divine Disgust Divine Delight
Prov. 15:8,9 “The Lord abhors the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases Him. The Lord abhors the way of the wicked, but he will love those who pursue righteousness.”
Happy Sept Bros’ and Sis’! One of my favorite daily verses is Rom 8:1, “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” These words remind me daily who I am, I belong to the Father because I’ve trusted my life to Christ, my divine Brother, not having a righteousness of my own, but His righteousness clothes me, His cross is all there is to boast in. If you are a born-again child of God, then you have certainly been the recipient of divine favor or grace because we know for certain that the Father wonderfully delights in His Son – the wrath-bearing Savior Who gave His life for our divinely disgusting sins. We can know divine delight only by being united to Christ Jesus our Lord.
The pairing of many Proverbs presents us with a tension that carries all through the life of the Christian while walking through this life. God cares deeply about us and the everyday decisions and habits we make or develop, in other words, our holiness. Paul addresses it in Romans directly in the context of this favorite daily verse of mine and so many others. Please join us all five Sundays in September! On the 22nd, I’ll unpack more of this idea, give Bro Adam a break, and we will look at the beauty of Christ while seeking to understand how to deal with this daily tension between delight and disgust, the spirit and the flesh. The battle will soon be over beloved. Fight the good fight of faith!
reformed baptistPs 16:7-11 “I will praise the Lord who guides me; yes, during the night I reflect and learn. I constantly trust in the Lord; because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. So my heart rejoices and I am happy; my life is safe. You will not abandon me to Sheol; you will not allow your faithful follower to see the Pit. You lead me in the path of life. I experience absolute joy in your presence; you always give me sheer delight.”
