Why do we need a command to enjoy God?

This question provokes thought about the concept of enjoying God and why it may not come naturally to us as humans. Jason Dohm explains in this video that sin entering the world in Genesis 3 resulted in a fundamental change in human nature. Prior to this, enjoying God was built-in and did not require a command. However, with the corrupting of human nature, we need commands to do things that are good and pleasurable, even after we have been born again.

Dohm highlights that as humans, we still have remaining corruptions that make us dull and cold towards things that we should desire and be warm-hearted towards. Therefore, it is a blessing to have commands to do things like enjoying God because it confronts us in our remaining corruptions and sends us to do things that we will take great pleasure in.

In summary, the need for a command to enjoy God stems from the fundamental change in human nature that occurred with the entrance of sin in Genesis 3. Even after being born again, we still have remaining corruptions that can make us dull and cold towards things we should desire. Commands to do things like enjoying God can be a blessing because they confront us in our remaining corruptions and lead us to take great pleasure in the things that are good and enjoyable.

Jeremiah 9:24 (NKJV) - "But let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight,” says the Lord."

Enjoying God actually is a biblical command. Why in the world do we have to be commanded to enjoy anything? There are no commands to enjoy chocolate cake. You don't need them. So why do we need a command to enjoy God?

Well, it has to do actually with Genesis 3 and what happened in Genesis 3. Genesis 3 is the chapter where sin enters the world, and that resulted in something fundamental in our nature. Prior to sin entering the world, I'm not sure we would need a command to enjoy God. It was sort of built in. But with the warping and corrupting of human nature Sometimes we need commands to do things that are good and even even pleasurable Because even even after we've been born again.

We still are these resurrected spirits are still married to fallen bodies. We're still in the flesh. We still have remaining corruptions which make us really dull and cold towards things that we should desire and should be hot towards, warm-hearted towards. And so it's actually a blessing to have commands to do these things because it sort of confronts us in our remaining corruptions and it sends us to do the things that actually when we engage them we will take great pleasure in.