“Every act of enjoyment becomes an act of worship when you thank God for it.”

A thought by Rick Warren, (2012-10-23) from his book, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? (p. 96). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)

So many think that God is in the anti-pleasure business but that just isn’t true. Rick says, “God also gains pleasure in watching you enjoy His creation. He gave you eyes to enjoy beauty, ears to enjoy sounds, your nose and taste buds to enjoy smells and tastes, and the nerves under your skin to enjoy touch.”

1^st Timothy 6: 17 (TEV) says, “God … generously gives us everything for our enjoyment.”

Margaret, my wife and I every Saturday head out for a day of exploring and adventure. We live close to the San Gabriel Mountains and close to the Pacific Ocean and we love to see God’s creation. He created all of that for our pleasure.

Whenever we drive through downtown LA I marvel at what man can create and build. Right now they are in the process of building the tallest skyscraper west of the Mississippi River but it doesn’t come close to the smallest foothills that God has created here in LA.

Margaret and I are making plans to go in October to Portland, Oregon for our 40^th wedding anniversary. We are so looking forward to all the beauty of the Columbia River and the mountains there and the northern Pacific Coast. And God created it all for our enjoyment because of His love for us. It is something that is there to enhance our worship and our love for Him. He is so good to us. Thank Him for it.

So what part of His creation are you going to enjoy this holiday weekend?

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