"Object of Delight"

"Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight." (Psalms 119:77)

  As far as employment goes, it is said that good employees are happy employees; the same is true for those that serve in ministry, and especially for those that focus their service as to the Lord. This goes far beyond actually woking for a church. If you get paid for what you do for the Lord, then nothing you receive is yours; just because you are working for God does not mean it is your share of the ministry, because it is all the Lord's, every last bit of it. Having been in the ministry for a while, I have seen from behind the curtain who gives and who does not. You would be surprised how many that serve in the church don't actually give of their finances; apparently, they feel their time is enough to cover the financial responsibility to the Lord. This is such a shame, because most of those that live like that are suffering financially. To completely understand what is being said, the focus within this verse is not the "tender mercies," but is the result of the reality of knowing them: "that I may live." If we look at the word "come," it is really speaking about 'entering in,' which is more of something that is the result of knowing that God's tender mercies are always there and available to us. This is the thing that brings God's law into perfect order; so much perfect order, that is becomes the object of our delight! Those that might not give, do not feel obligated to give, either because they want to claim that the law no longer applies, or that their time is money. Those that cheerfully give, give because they know what a delight it is to do what God instructs them to do. If there is something God says, "Test me and see," then there is something there that He wants us to experience, that can only be realized by actually doing it; plain and simple. Looking at this word "live," it has so much more than just life, it speaks of growing and being made alive; something that makes life worth living, a purpose and a reason to live, besides just getting by from day to day, as many actually do. Basically, the point of the delight is pleasure; in other words, this is what we do, because it gives us pleasure...

"Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. But they delight in the law of the LORD, meditating on it day and night. They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they will prosper in all they do." (Psalms 1:1-3) NLT