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Delight Yourself in God: A 20-Day Devotional on Four Surprising Attributes of God. Practical Steps for Drawing Near to God and Increasing Your Love for Him
The “18-inch miss.” It’s when truths about God lodge in your mind but fail to stir your heart. The book of Psalms is loaded with insights on how to cure this malady.
What does it feel like to enjoy God’s presence? The Bible uses emotional language like, "Delight yourself in the LORD." But what if you don't feel those emotions?
Delight Yourself in God will show you the path to renewed passion for God and stoke the fires of your delight in Christ.
This volume is a sample of the larger volume, Deeper Knowledge of God which is the result of a two-year deep dive into the Psalms to answer those questions that revolutionized the author’s life. Delight Yourself in God contains the first 20 meditations from the larger volume. It focuses on four crucial attributes of
God’s PresenceGod as food and drinkGod as filler of all thingsGod’s superiority to earthly pleasuresEach day’s reading focuses on how understanding and experiencing these attributes of God can awaken emotions such as delight, joy, hope, peace, and many others.
Get your copy today and take your delight in God deeper than ever before!
If you downloaded this volume prior to 1/29/22, you must delete your outdated version before you can get the new version.
What does it feel like to enjoy God’s presence? The Bible uses emotional language like, "Delight yourself in the LORD." But what if you don't feel those emotions?
Delight Yourself in God will show you the path to renewed passion for God and stoke the fires of your delight in Christ.
This volume is a sample of the larger volume, Deeper Knowledge of God which is the result of a two-year deep dive into the Psalms to answer those questions that revolutionized the author’s life. Delight Yourself in God contains the first 20 meditations from the larger volume. It focuses on four crucial attributes of
God’s PresenceGod as food and drinkGod as filler of all thingsGod’s superiority to earthly pleasuresEach day’s reading focuses on how understanding and experiencing these attributes of God can awaken emotions such as delight, joy, hope, peace, and many others.
Get your copy today and take your delight in God deeper than ever before!
If you downloaded this volume prior to 1/29/22, you must delete your outdated version before you can get the new version.
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84 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 28, 2022
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About the author
D. Richard Ferguson
10 books29 followersDr. Ferguson's most popular book, Deeper Knowledge of God, is published under the name Darrell R. Ferguson. Find that book here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Dr. Ferguson's books are the fruit of 25 years of pastoral ministry and biblical counseling, formal seminary training, and a deep, lifelong passion for God's Word.
Dr. Ferguson lives in Colorado where he he stands in constant wonder at how God reveals his glory in the creation.
His many experiences shooting rapids, climbing mountains, biking, and 4-wheeling find their way into his stories.
He currently hosts the Food For Your Soul podcast
Dr. Ferguson's books are the fruit of 25 years of pastoral ministry and biblical counseling, formal seminary training, and a deep, lifelong passion for God's Word.
Dr. Ferguson lives in Colorado where he he stands in constant wonder at how God reveals his glory in the creation.
His many experiences shooting rapids, climbing mountains, biking, and 4-wheeling find their way into his stories.
He currently hosts the Food For Your Soul podcast
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March 16, 2022
From my experience, delighting in the Lord is rooted in one's faithfulness in His being and getting to know who He is.
Before trying to be a good Christian woman, I never had truly possessed any faithfulness to the Lord; I had been a secular woman. However, since I began trying to be a good Christian with the writing of my Christian blog, my faithfulness is now an attribute of my ever-increasing relationship with the Lord. I can call myself faithful with my basic unassuming service to the Lord and consistently walking with Him.
Being the Christian woman I've become, I've learned that when we receive Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, with that, the Holy Spirit becomes permanently present in our lives, and that we will receive what is written in GALATIANS 5:22-23 [NLT]:
[22] "But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
[23] gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!"
The extent of the completeness of these blessings all depends on our walking with the Lord and our conceding to His Spirit. The more that I've accepted the words of the Lord in my life, the more faithful I've become by searching for Him in prayer.
The instructions regarding this can be found in PSALMS 1:1-2 [NKJV]:
[1] "Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;"
[2] "But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law, he meditates day and night."
And in reading EPHESIANS 6:18 [NLT]:
"Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere."
Regarding us being righteous, we read the following in HABAKKUK 2:4 [NLT]:
"Look at the proud! They trust in themselves, and their lives are crooked. But the righteous will live by their faithfulness to God.
In obtaining and maintaining our faith in our Lord and Savior, as His children that one day He might speak to us and tell us what we find in MATTHEW 25:23 [NJKV]:
"His Lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your Lord.'"
Through the pages of his book, the author D. Richard Ferguson introduces his readers to who the Lord is by revealing some of His essential characteristics. The writing is designed to provide them a direction to follow to obtain a desire to know the Lord or rekindle a former passion for Him. Once the hunger for the Lord has begun, the enjoyment of the Lord will grow continuously, as will the delight of their being in a relationship with Him.
It should be pointed out that this is merely a sampling of what the author is offering in his endeavor, Deeper Knowledge of God, which dwells into the effect PSALMS had in his life. For wanting his readers to delight in the Lord being part and parcel of their lives, I've given Mr. Ferguson 5 STARS for his endeavor here.
Before trying to be a good Christian woman, I never had truly possessed any faithfulness to the Lord; I had been a secular woman. However, since I began trying to be a good Christian with the writing of my Christian blog, my faithfulness is now an attribute of my ever-increasing relationship with the Lord. I can call myself faithful with my basic unassuming service to the Lord and consistently walking with Him.
Being the Christian woman I've become, I've learned that when we receive Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, with that, the Holy Spirit becomes permanently present in our lives, and that we will receive what is written in GALATIANS 5:22-23 [NLT]:
[22] "But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
[23] gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!"
The extent of the completeness of these blessings all depends on our walking with the Lord and our conceding to His Spirit. The more that I've accepted the words of the Lord in my life, the more faithful I've become by searching for Him in prayer.
The instructions regarding this can be found in PSALMS 1:1-2 [NKJV]:
[1] "Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;"
[2] "But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law, he meditates day and night."
And in reading EPHESIANS 6:18 [NLT]:
"Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere."
Regarding us being righteous, we read the following in HABAKKUK 2:4 [NLT]:
"Look at the proud! They trust in themselves, and their lives are crooked. But the righteous will live by their faithfulness to God.
In obtaining and maintaining our faith in our Lord and Savior, as His children that one day He might speak to us and tell us what we find in MATTHEW 25:23 [NJKV]:
"His Lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your Lord.'"
Through the pages of his book, the author D. Richard Ferguson introduces his readers to who the Lord is by revealing some of His essential characteristics. The writing is designed to provide them a direction to follow to obtain a desire to know the Lord or rekindle a former passion for Him. Once the hunger for the Lord has begun, the enjoyment of the Lord will grow continuously, as will the delight of their being in a relationship with Him.
It should be pointed out that this is merely a sampling of what the author is offering in his endeavor, Deeper Knowledge of God, which dwells into the effect PSALMS had in his life. For wanting his readers to delight in the Lord being part and parcel of their lives, I've given Mr. Ferguson 5 STARS for his endeavor here.
April 19, 2022
Is God always with us?
God’s presence depends on us. We can push God away or pull Him close. God will turn away from us when we are sinful because we live in a fallen world. Then we experience anxiety and sorrow. But when we make our hearts pure and turn back to Him, He comes close again, and we experience refreshment and pleasure. But the choice is ultimately ours.
These 20 thought-provoking devotions in Delight Yourself in God will renew your passion for God. My favorite part is reading God’s promises, which helps us know God more intimately. When this happens, God will be pleased. They are so good that I had a hard time stopping myself from reading the whole book in one sitting.
If you want to feel God’s presence, grab your copy of this easy-to-follow devotional guide today.
God’s presence depends on us. We can push God away or pull Him close. God will turn away from us when we are sinful because we live in a fallen world. Then we experience anxiety and sorrow. But when we make our hearts pure and turn back to Him, He comes close again, and we experience refreshment and pleasure. But the choice is ultimately ours.
These 20 thought-provoking devotions in Delight Yourself in God will renew your passion for God. My favorite part is reading God’s promises, which helps us know God more intimately. When this happens, God will be pleased. They are so good that I had a hard time stopping myself from reading the whole book in one sitting.
If you want to feel God’s presence, grab your copy of this easy-to-follow devotional guide today.
July 25, 2023
It took me over a year to read this book - yes, I am slow - but the allotted time in no way lessened the value of this treasure. D. Richard Ferguson did a fantastic job explaining the Word of God and encouraging me to apply it to my daily life. His language and word choice were beautiful as well. 5 stars.
April 19, 2024
RECOMMENDED
I found this to be a very useful, thought provoking daily devotional. I highlighted several sections that caused me to meditate on the love of Jesus and experience His presence.
I found this to be a very useful, thought provoking daily devotional. I highlighted several sections that caused me to meditate on the love of Jesus and experience His presence.
August 31, 2024
Fulfilling the path to God
This daily devotional helped me in my dark night of the soul. It gave me the strength to get through addictions and overcome demons with the Lord. In Jesus Christ name, I thank you and bless you.
This daily devotional helped me in my dark night of the soul. It gave me the strength to get through addictions and overcome demons with the Lord. In Jesus Christ name, I thank you and bless you.
December 9, 2025
A great tool
I loved reading daily and reminding myself that life's pleasures are far more enjoyable when the Lord is the Main ingredient. When you find God in everything, even the hard times will be bearable! Definitely recommend this book.
I loved reading daily and reminding myself that life's pleasures are far more enjoyable when the Lord is the Main ingredient. When you find God in everything, even the hard times will be bearable! Definitely recommend this book.
December 21, 2025
Excellent Teaching Devotional
Interactive. Practical teaching tool that if you follow prompts of the teacher you will be assisted into the presence of God. I don’t think one go is enough. I intend to repeat.
Interactive. Practical teaching tool that if you follow prompts of the teacher you will be assisted into the presence of God. I don’t think one go is enough. I intend to repeat.
March 25, 2022
Wise words giving knowledge of the power of our Lord Jesus Christ.
May 21, 2023
Dynamic devotional that touches the Heart of the Father.
The author's unique approach really opened the Word to me. Each day captured another attribute with a prayer to really get to know the heart of the Father.
A must read.
Thank you for the gift. It truly blessed me.
The author's unique approach really opened the Word to me. Each day captured another attribute with a prayer to really get to know the heart of the Father.
A must read.
Thank you for the gift. It truly blessed me.
June 24, 2025
Love this devotional book.
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