So last night we tried to argue that saving faith is the awakening, the coming to life,

of the enjoyment of Jesus. And if that's true, then since saving faith is a obligation for all human beings,

therefore the enjoyment of Jesus would be an obligation, a duty, a requirement.

A lot of people stumble over that claim, that to enjoy Jesus is required of us.

It's an obligation.

So I'm posing the question in this message, is that a biblical way to think?

Should you even think about, okay, when I get up tomorrow morning,

one of the things God requires of me is that I enjoy him that day.

It is a requirement.

That feels very strange to a lot of people.

So that's my question this evening.

And I invite you to turn with me to Psalm 1611,

a well-known text around here,

right at the heart of what we do at desiring God

and Bethlehem College and Seminary.

So let me read just this one verse on our way to give six reasons for why it is biblical

to make the pursuit of the enjoyment of God the vocation of your life,

the calling, an obligation, a very high priority, not something peripheral, but something essential.

You, God, this is verse 11, Psalm 16, you make known to me the path of life. In your presence, there is fullness of joy,

and in your right hand our pleasures forevermore.

So Father, as we look at this verse and then broaden out our sight to the rest of the Bible,

would you come and get glory while we get the joy?

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