Theological Quotes
Charles Spurgeon on Delight as the Secret - Traditional (Psalm 37:4)
Source: Charles SpurgeonShort51 words
"Delight yourself in the Lord—here is the secret. Not duty but delight; not obligation but pleasure. When the Lord Himself becomes our joy, our desires align with His. He gives the desires because He has first shaped them. Delight precedes desire; desire follows delight." — Charles Spurgeon. Traditional: delight transforms desire.
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