Delight in the Law | The Institute for Creation Research

Delight in the Law

"But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night." (Psalm 1:2)

Most Christians feel that God's law is harsh and burdensome, and they rejoice that God's grace has set them free from the law. The fact is, however, that the law should be a joy and delight to anyone who really loves the Lord. Even Paul, the great apostle of grace, said: "For I delight in the law of God after the inward man" (Romans 7:22). "The law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good" (Romans 7:12). David testified that "The law of the LORD is perfect, converting |or 'restoring'| the soul" (Psalm 19:7).

The majestic 119th Psalm contains no less than 25 specific testimonies to the benefits of the law. For example: "Blessed |i.e., 'happy'| are |those| who walk in the law of the LORD" (v. 1). "Great peace have they which love thy law" (v. 165). "Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law" (v. 18). "Thy law is my delight" (v. 77).

That God's law was not set aside when Christ came is evident from the first mention of the law in the New Testament: Jesus said, "Think not that I am come to destroy the law. . . . Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled" (Matthew 5:17-18). That the law was not for Jews only is suggested in its first mention in the Old Testament:
"One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you" (Exodus 12:49).

The law cannot save, of course: "For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all" (James 2:10). But "Christ . . . redeemed us from the curse of the law" (Galatians 3:13) when He died for our sins. His law (which now includes the entire Bible) is no more a burden but a delight--restoring the soul and bringing true success and great peace to those who love it. HMM

The Latest
NEWS
55-Million-Year-Old Tree Frog…Is Still a Tree Frog
In the 1990s, Australian paleontologists discovered fossil frog bones during a dig in Murgon, Queensland.1 This new species of frog—Litoria...

NEWS
Pastor and Longtime ICR Supporter Dr. John MacArthur Now with...
Faithful ICR supporter and pastor Dr. John MacArthur went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 14, 2025, completing his 86-year pilgrimage.1...

CREATION PODCAST
Setting Sights on Scopes: The Truth Behind the Infamous Monkey...
The Scopes Trial is one of the most famous court cases in American history, and this year marks its one hundredth anniversary. Often,...

NEWS
Did Earthworms Rewrite Their DNA to Survive on Land?
An earthworm news story was recently posted that openly questions Darwin’s gradual and slow evolutionary progress in the living world.1...

NEWS
Mysterious Erosion Confirms High Flood Boundary
Two separate research reports arrived at a similar conclusion.1,2 Both found an episode of mysterious erosion had occurred near the end of...

NEWS
A Uniquely Designed Air-Filled Sac Within Birds’ Lungs
Soaring birds are a majestic sight to behold, especially when they undergo such climbing and endless spiraling so effortlessly. Not surprisingly, evolutionists...

NEWS
Liberty and the Word of God
“And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts” (Psalm 119:45). July 4th is called Independence Day here in our country because on...

NEWS
July 2025 ICR Wallpaper
"These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome...

NEWS
Valued Longtime ICR Employee Mary Smith Retires
Mary Morris Smith, an employee of the Institute for Creation Research for many years, has retired. The second daughter of ICR founder Dr. Henry M. Morris...

NEWS
Man of Science, Man of God: George Washington Carver
Who:  George Washington Carver What: Father of Modern Agriculture When: 1864 or 1865 – January 5, 1943 Where: Diamond Grove,...