Rejoice and Delight

DEVOTION
PROVERBS
REJOICE AND DELIGHT
Prov 8:22-31
22 "The LORD brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old; 23 I was appointed from eternity, from the beginning, before the world began. 24 When there were no oceans, I was given birth, when there were no springs abounding with water; 25 before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was given birth, 26 before he made the earth or its fields or any of the dust of the world. 27 I was there when he set the heavens in place, when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep, 28 when he established the clouds above and fixed securely the fountains of the deep, 29 when he gave the sea its boundary so the waters would not overstep his command, and when he marked out the foundations of the earth. 30 Then I was the craftsman at his side. I was filled with delight day after day, rejoicing always in his presence, 31 rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in mankind.
NIV
Although I mentioned it not yesterday it surely is clear in this section that wisdom, true wisdom lies squarely in the person of Christ. It does raise the question as to just when was Christ born. I have no problem with God always being, not having a beginning and never to have an end, simply because he is God, but want about the Holy Spirit and Jesus. Did they always exist also? It would appear from this section that the Lord brought him forth as the first of his works, even before his deeds of old, before he started creation. It does say that his Spirit was hovering over the waters, although it is more correctly translated juice. That is a whole study in and of itself and I need to stay focused on the face that wisdom, Jesus was his first works and that all that is and will ever be is because God created it. How futile man’s thinking is to even consider that he has any real abilities to make anything. Well we all make some kind of material things, but from what God created in the first place, as well as with the intelligence he has designed within us. I think if Jesus rejoiced in his whole world, and delighted in mankind, who am I not to do the same? I surely should be filled with delight day after day always in his presence. How could I ever not be delighted? I have life and I have it abundantly, because I know Christ. I have the very word of God to instruct me, to guide my thoughts, and my actions. I have the presence of his Holy Spirit dwelling within me to keep me safe, as his guarantee of my salvation. How could I not delight in that? When I step outside and see the wonders of his creation, how could I not rejoice? Even when it rains, or snows and the wind blows I know it is God’s plan for his creation. Nothing in this world is without his signature, except of course the evil that man has devised. But all of the Earth itself is his handy work, sure we have moved some of it around, we have planted where things have not been, and uprooted where things were, but still all that is his. We have designed wonderful spaces with his designs, but they are his designs. How could I not be forever thankful, grateful, delighting and rejoicing in all that he has created, including all of mankind? Now there is a whole trip in itself. I should rejoice because of all peoples on the earth, because they are his creation. Let me just rejoice because of him for now.