Psalm 147:10-11
10 His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;
11 the Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.

Do we want to make our God happy? Then we need to fear him, we need to put our hope in his unfailing love. His pleasure is not in our abilities, talents, achievements, strength….

Also, God does not delight in our sacrifice. The sacrifice he wanted from us is in Psalm 51.

v16 You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.

v17 My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.

v19 Then you will delight in the sacrifices of the righteous, in burnt offerings offered whole; then bulls will be offered on your altar.

Application

What are some areas we struggle to put our hope in his unfailing love? Pray through those. Determine to have a broken and contrite heart.