Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires.
—Psalm 37:4 (NLT)
Do you find joy in knowing Jesus Christ? This verse says to “take delight in the Lord.” When you take something, you possess it. You own it. Joy is yours in Jesus. The Holy Spirit calls for you to own the new life—the joy—Jesus has given you. Jesus didn’t give His life for you to strive in shame and live in fear. He wants you to possess what He has possessed for you. Righteousness in Him. Freedom in Him. Peace in Him. Faith in Him. To own these truths, you must comprehend the value Jesus has placed upon your life—you must grasp the transformative power these truths bring and believe with unwavering faith that they are rightfully yours. And when you believe, you experience joy.
“Always be full of joy in the Lord,” Paul wrote. “I say it again—rejoice” (Philippians 4:4, NLT).
Paul reminds the Philippians that when they choose to rejoice in the joy Jesus has given them, they shall be full of joy in Him. Your attitude determines the value of His gift. When you choose to believe and praise Jesus for His righteousness—His freedom—His peace—His faith, you are placing value on them. When you take delight in Jesus, these become real to you. When you believe in your heart—when you take on the new identity He has purchased for you, you own that identity, allowing the truths of it to shape your life. You possess that new identity. You take delight in the joy of your salvation.
Psalm 37:4 says that the Lord will give you the desires of your heart. He placed His desires within you the moment you were born again; you received them in your spirit when you received Jesus as your Savior. However, for the truths of Jesus’ identity to change your life, you must take possession of them; you must make them yours.
The Holy Spirit changes your perception of who you are in your mind. He renews your thoughts. He transforms your understanding from the natural realm of your mind to the spiritual realm of His Spirit until you no longer believe what your natural mind perceives as true. You believe what His Word declares is true. You come to believe His promises of what cannot be seen, heard, or felt. Faith is the evidence of what isn’t naturally sensed. In your born-again spirit, His spiritual truth is your evidence. When you renew your mind continuously with the Word, the Holy Spirit transforms your life until you align with the Word. When you finally “hear” His Word in your heart, you believe and know it is yours. You speak its truth, bringing forth and clothing yourself with the reality of the new life Jesus has given you. The fruit of His truth becomes evident in your life no matter what you face; His joy is your strength.
The entrance of God’s words gives light and understanding to the simple (Psalms 119:130). His Word is more precious than silver and “much fine gold” (Psalms 19:7-10). When you know the precious and fine value the Lord has placed on your life, you can “be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power” (Ephesians 6:10, NLT). You must put continually put on the righteousness Jesus has given you, coming into fellowship with Him daily, and His joy will be your strength.
Allow the infinite love and value Jesus placed on your life to change your perception of who you are. Be enlightened and transformed by His truth. Come into His presence. Come into the fellowship with the One who has given you new life. In His presence is fullness of joy (Psalms 16:11). You are the Lord’s desire. Let Him be your desire. Possess Him as He has possessed you, and you will own His joy. Believe in your heart and experience the reality of the spiritual truths of your salvation.
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