A Delightful Prayer Life

     In Proverbs 15:8 Solomon says, "The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight."  In this verse we see a comparison between something God hates and something that God delights in.  The word abomination here is used to describe something that God hates with an extreme disgust.  God hates the sacrifice of the wicked.  A wicked man can easily go through the same "religious motions" that every Christian goes through.  We go to church every week.  A wicked man can go to church every week.  We read our Bible every day.  A wicked man can read the Bible every day.  We can go through the actions of prayer everyday.  A wicked man can go through the actions of prayer everyday.  Young people, religion is just that; religion.  God delights in the prayer of the upright!  God joys in a relationship with you. Can you think about that?  The God who created this universe delights in the one who comes to Him with a pure heart.  Psalm 15:1 says, "Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?  He that walketh uprightly and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart."  You see, God delights in righteousness."  How many times have we entered into the presence of the Lord with sin in our lives?  How many times have we entered into the empty actions of religion, going to church, reading our Bible, and praying yet our heart is not pure before the Lord.  You wonder why God doesn't seem to answer your prayer.  Psalm 66:18 says, "If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me."  Don't ever take entering into God's presence lightly.  It is a privilege!  If you have something in your life that you know is wrong, you need to get on your knees and plead for the forgiveness of a Holy God.  God wants to delight in you, but He cannot delight in your sin.  Does God delight in your prayer?  Does God delight in His time with you?  Give God your valuable time today.  Let the Lord show you in your heart today what you need to give over to Him that He can delight in you and you can have a delightful prayer life.