"THE LORD KNOWETH THE DAYS OF THE UPRIGHT." He also delights in us. Ought we not also to delight ourselves in Him? In order to do this, we must have correct views of His loveliness in our minds; we must meditate on His glorious perfections as they are revealed to us in Jesus; we must realize our interest in His lovingkindness and perfect salvation, and turn from every other object to contemplate His beauty, His benevolence and goodwill to us. We should look to Him as the fountain of all good; hope in Him as the promise-performing God; wait on Him as our bountiful benefactor; trust in Him as our Father and Friend; and delight in Him, as our everlasting portion. Let us endeavour to take off our affections more and more from things below, and fix them upon the Lord. How few truly delight in God! How seldom do we ourselves! If we read of Him, think of Him, call on Him, believe in Him, hope in Him, and feel a little love to Him, we think it enough. But it is not. For even should we delight in Him with all our heart, and with all our soul, and with all our mind, and with all our strength, we can never repay the debt of love we owe.

For Meditation:
O Lord, I would delight in Thee,
And on Thy care depend;
To Thee in every trouble flee,
My best, my only Friend.