YOU ARE GOD’S BEST AND DELIGHT 

YOU ARE GOD’S BEST AND DELIGHT: FIND YOURSELF AT HOME IN HIM AND IN HIS CHURCH, HIS PLACE OF WORSHIP TODAY! 

“How LOVELY is Your tabernacle, O Lord of hosts! 2 My soul LONGS, yes, even FAINTS For the COURTS of the Lord; My HEART and my FLESH cry out for the living God. 3 Even the SPARROW has found a HOME, And the SWALLOW a NEST for herself, Where she may LAY her young—Even Your ALTARS, O Lord of hosts, My King and my God . . .” Psalms 84:1-7. 

It’s time to DELIGHT yourself, for the DAY has come, to go to the Lord’s house of worship as much as “WHEN” opportune and not “IF” opportune.  

“Not FORSAKING or NEGLECTING to ASSEMBLE together [as believers], as is the habit of some people, but ADMONISHING (warning, urging, and encouraging) one another, and all the more faithfully as you see the day approaching” Hebrews 10:25. 

FIND A CHURCH AND PLACE OF WORSHIP OF DELIGHT WITH OTHERS TODAY AND ALWAYS. Don’t be a spiritual prostitute, wandering from one church to another, unsettled in any. Cease from becoming a POTTED plant that is moved around from place to place now and then. Be a PLANTED plant — rooted, fortified and grounded — to bring colour and beauty to you and to the atmosphere you find yourself in. Worship and serve God in SPIRIT, TRUTH, and in purpose, in Christ Jesus’ stead, unreservedly, with others. Therein you will find a meaningful reason for your being and what it truly means to flourish in all ages, by God, in Christ Jesus’ stead. 
Amen. Psalms 92:12-15. 

And when you find a place to worship and serve unreservedly, be glad and joyful to go and just WORSHIP God WORTHILY and SERVE Him ACCEPTABLY in the congregation of His people without shame, fear, judgement and prejudice. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“This is the day which the Lord has brought about; we will REJOICE and be GLAD in it.” Psalms 118:24. 

“Not FORSAKING or NEGLECTING to assemble together [as believers], as is the habit of some people, but admonishing (warning, urging, and encouraging) one another, and all the more faithfully as you see the day approaching” Hebrews 10:25. 

“How LOVELY is Your tabernacle, O Lord of hosts! 2 My soul LONGS, yes, even FAINTS For the COURTS of the Lord; My HEART and my FLESH cry out for the living God. 3 Even the sparrow has found a home, And the swallow a nest for herself, Where she may lay her young—Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts, My King and my God. 4 BLESSED are those who dwell in Your house; They will still be praising You. Selah 5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, Whose heart is set on pilgrimage. 6 As they pass through the Valley of Baca, They make it a spring; The rain also covers it with pools. 7 THEY GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH; Each one APPEARS before God in Zion” Psalms 84:1-7. 

“If you turn away your foot from [traveling unduly on] the Sabbath, from doing your own pleasure on My holy day, and call the Sabbath a [spiritual] DELIGHT, the holy day of the Lord honorable, and honor Him and it, not going your own way or seeking or finding your own pleasure or speaking with your own [idle] words, 14 Then will you delight yourself in the Lord, and I will make you to ride on the high places of the earth, and I will feed you with the heritage [promised for you] of Jacob your father; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken it.” Isaiah 58:13-14. 

“The righteous shall FLOURISH like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. 13 Those that be PLANTED in the house of the Lord shall FLOURISH in the courts of our God. 14 They shall still bring forth FRUIT in old age; they shall be fat and FLOURISHING; 15 to shew that the Lord is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him” Psalms 92:12-15. 

“And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the MOUNTAIN of the Lord, and to the HOUSE of the God of Jacob; and he will TEACH us of his ways, and we will WALK in his paths: for the LAW shall go FORTH of ZION, and THE WORD of the Lord from Jerusalem” Micah 4:2. 

“And it shall COME TO PASS IN THE LAST DAYS, that the MOUNTAIN of the Lord’s house shall be ESTABLISHED in the top of the mountains, and shall be EXALTED above the hills; and all nations shall FLOW unto it. 3 And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the MOUNTAIN of the Lord, to the HOUSE of the God of Jacob; and he will TEACH us of his ways, and we will WALK in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and THE WORD of the Lord from Jerusalem. 4 And he shall JUDGE among the nations, and shall REBUKE many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more” Isaiah 2:2-4. 

SUMMARY 
The message is a prophetic call for believers to DELIGHT in the DAY of the Lord and to intentionally assemble in His house of worship.  

The charge is: Stop being a spiritual prostitute. Cease moving from church to church. Be planted so you can bear fruit in every season, go from strength to strength, and bring beauty to the atmosphere. When we honour God’s house, He honours us and makes us to ride on the high places of the earth. 

KEY POINTS 

1. THE LONGING: GOD’S HOUSE IS LOVELY

• Psalms 84:1-2 — The soul longs and even faints for the courts of the Lord. Even the sparrow and swallow find a home at His altars. 

• We were made to have a HOME in Him and in His Church. God’s tabernacle is lovely and desirable.

2. THE COMMAND: DO NOT FORSAKE ASSEMBLING

• Hebrews 10:25 — Not forsaking or neglecting to assemble together, but admonishing and encouraging one another, especially as the day approaches. 

• Going to church is “WHEN” opportune, not “IF” opportune. It is a delight, not a duty. Psalms 118:24; Isaiah 58:13-14

3. THE CONTRAST: POTTED VS PLANTED

• Don’t be a spiritual prostitute — wandering from church to church, unsettled. 

• Cease being a POTTED plant — moved around now and then. 

• Be a PLANTED plant — rooted, fortified and grounded (Psalms 92:13.) 
  Planted people FLOURISH like palm trees, bring forth FRUIT in old age, and are fat and flourishing (Psalms 92:12-15).

4. THE PURPOSE: WORSHIP WORTHILY, SERVE ACCEPTABLY

• When you find your place, go gladly to WORSHIP God WORTHILY and SERVE Him ACCEPTABLY in the congregation without shame, fear, judgement and prejudice. 

• This is done in SPIRIT, TRUTH, and PURPOSE, in Christ Jesus’ stead.

5. THE REWARD: ESTABLISHED AND FRUITFUL

• Isaiah 2:2-4; Micah 4:2 — In the last days, the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established. Nations shall flow to it to be taught His ways. 

• Psalms 84:7 — They go FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH; each one appears before God in Zion. 

• Therein you find a meaningful reason for your being and what it truly means to flourish in all ages. 

CALL TO ACTION 

1. FIND YOUR HOME AND PLANT YOURSELF 
   Stop wandering. Pray and choose a local church and place of worship where you can be rooted, fortified and grounded. Commit to it today and always.
2. DELIGHT IN THE DAY AND ASSEMBLE FAITHFULLY 
   Go to the Lord’s house WHEN it is opportune. Rejoice and be glad in it (Psalms 118:24). Honour the Sabbath and God’s house as a spiritual delight (Isaiah 58:13-14.)
3. WORSHIP WORTHILY AND SERVE UNRESERVEDLY 
   Come without shame, fear or prejudice. Bring colour and beauty to the atmosphere. Worship in Spirit and Truth, and serve in purpose to advance God’s kingdom with others. 

 REV. CHUKIE MORSI