This verse catches us by surprise. We are used to talking about God blessing us. We are much less familiar with the thought that our actions have the potential to bless God. Yet that is what the psalmist desired.
David wanted to live his life in such a manner that it brought a blessing to his Creator. What a blessed thought!
The Bible regularly portrays God as Someone with feelings. God is portrayed as being angry, or showing tender mercies. God describes Himself as jealous as well as a protective parent. God demonstrates a wide range of feelings throughout the Bible. It is clear that our actions can impact how God feels.
So we discover an amazing opportunity. We have the potential to do something with our life that “blesses” God! After all He has done to bless, us, how eager we must be to take whatever action we could in order to reciprocate!
Too often our actions have disappointed God or even caused Him disappointment. Yet we can be like David, and commit ourselves to act I such a way that it brings pleasure to our God.
Is God smiling today, because of how you are living?