Unsmotherable delight . . . those two words appear together in a classic Dickens description of the effect made on some bystanders by a little calamity involving a carriage and a rather substantial codfish. I burst into laughter myself when I read it, and once I settled down again, I just couldn't get those two words out of my head. Granted, codfish and carriages are quite mundane, but the idea of a truly unsmotherable delight that persists is anything but.
As my mind lingered on that idea of a lasting unsmotherable delight, it kept turning to the Psalms, where that very idea perpetually percolates throughout the chapters . . . and not only unsmotherable delight, but irrepressible joy and unquenchable hope. In contrast, so much in this world is uncertain; we long for something we can hold onto, something that will never disappoint . . . a source of delight that is never exhausted, a joy tied to something that can never be taken from us, and an unquenchable hope that is anchored to something safely outside the reach of this ever-changing, wearying world.
If you've ever played Hide The Thimble, you know how easy it is to miss something in plain sight. Don't miss this: The only place to find unsmotherable delight, irrepressible joy, and unquenchable hope is in knowing the Creator God, through His Son, Jesus Christ. Though a lifetime be spent in the quest, you'll find everything else is exhaustible, temporary, and vulnerable. If you're hungry for the only thing sustaining and unfading, then knowing Jesus is what you're looking for.
For His sake and yours,
Carol
