The Lord's Pleasure in His People

The Lord's Pleasure in His People
Psalm 149:4

Introduction: The Bible is full of tender expressions of not only God's care but His great delight over His people…
Song of Solomon 2:4; Psalm 35:27; Psalm 139:17-18

Lesson: We are the peculiar objects of the Father's joy and love, I Peter 2:9-10…

I. The Lord's People Identified and Described…
A. All men and women belong to the Lord by creation…
B. The Lord's Pleasure is not universal (over all men indiscriminately…)
C. His people are:

1. Called by His name…
2. They carry His image… 2 Peter 1:3-4
3. They possess His Spirit… Romans 8:9; 2 Corinthians 3:18
4. They are concerned for His glory…

II. The Lord's Pleasure Explained…
A. Pleasure means “to be pleased… or to delight…”
B. The Reason He takes pleasure…

1. “He adorns the meek with salvation…”
2. His people are the fruit of His own Spirit…
   Question: What do we have that we have not received? Faith, Repentance, Love…

III. The Lord's Pleasure Detailed…
A. In their Graces…
B. In their Worship and Service… Matthew 6:6
C. In all their Affairs… Proverbs 3:23; 20:7
D. In all their days and circumstances…
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See Malachi 3:17

Application:
** Self-examination…
** Greater Contentment…
** Take pleasure in the Lord…