Do I delight myself in the deity of Christ?

I've just listened to a sermon by Kenny Stokes from Bethlehem Baptist Church on 1 John 1:1-4. I was convicted by his question, "Do you delight yourself in the deity of Christ?"

The first two verses of John's first epistle parallel the opening verses of the gospel he wrote. Compare:

1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— 2 the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us— (1 John 1:1-2)

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4( In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. ... 14And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:1-5, 14)

In both these passages, John establishes the deity of Christ. He wants it to be undeniably clear that Jesus was more than just a human prophet, but God incarnate. He also asserts the claim he and the other apostles have to knowing Christ personally, and bearing witness to both his humanity and deity.

But read what he writes next in the epistle:

3 that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. 4And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete. (1 John 1: 3-4)

He explains his two motivations for sharing the reality of Christ's deity. The first is the desire for his readers to come into all-satisfying fellowship with other true believers, and consequently with God. The second is that his "joy may be complete". He is describing the perfection of the supernatural joy of God that Peter writes in 1 Peter 1:8-9 about believers in Christ:

8Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, 9for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

It should be inestimably joyful for me to share the truth and knowledge of God with someone else, and I am convicted because I know that, for me, this isn't true to the degree it should be.

I quote from Stokes sermon, "If you believe that in God's presence is fullness of joy and pleasures forevermore, you would be a fool, you'd be selfish if you didn't want to share the greatest joy with others, and you'd be dead if it didn't delight your heart to bring the greatest joy to others."

I want delight myself in the cause of the Kingdom of God. I believe Christ is man and God, and I want to want to share this with others. I am praying that he will supply me with all I need to do what he wants.