The Blessings Of Obedience
I delight to do Thy will, O my God Psalm 40:8
For Christ, obedience was a joy.

Our food is refreshment and invigoration. The healthy man eats his bread
with pleasure. But food is more than enjoyment; it is a necessity of life. Likewise, doing the will of God was the food that Christ hungered after; without this, He could not live. Obedience was the one thing that satisfied His hunger, the one thing that refreshed Him, strengthened Him, and made Him happy.

This was David's idea when he spoke of God's Word being "sweeter... than honey
and the honeycomb" (Psalm 19:10)

As this is understood and accepted, obedience will become more natural and necessary
for us. It will become more refreshing than our daily food.

For Christ, this obedience led to His waiting for God to reveal His will. God did not reveal His will to Christ at once, but day by day, week after week, according to the circumstances of that hour of that day. In His life of obedience, there was growth and progress; the most difficult lesson was the last. Each act of obedience equipped Him for the new discovery of the Father's next command.

He spoke, "Mine ears has thou opened...I delight to do Thy will, O my God" (Psalm 40:6,8).