We are all familiar with the song "Better is One Day" often sung in many evangelical churches today. Yet as we sing or browse over those lyrics are we really meaning what we are saying? Today I was reading in Psalm 84 which is the passage of Scripture that that song is derived from and I was encouraged by many of the verses...
v2a "My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the LORD"
Does our soul "long and yearn" to be in the presence of the Lord? Do we desire it with everything that is within us. The Hebrew meaning for the word yearn is "failing with desire, longing". That means that the desire never ceases and it is ever increasing. Are we passionate about where we are going? Does it burden our hearts to be in His presence?
v5a "How blessed is the man whose strength is in You"
Where do we find our strength? In our weakness what do we turn to to be filled up and endure? Here we are promised to be "blessed" which translated means "happiness". If we want to be happy we must find our strength in Him and Him alone.
v10a "For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand outside"
Is that true of you? Could you say that you would rather be in the presence of the Lord for a day than a thousand dwelling on this earth? Where is your joy found? Our joy should be found in Him...as well as our hope and excitement.
v11c "No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly"
Wow! What an encouragement. If we follow Him and His commands and walk in a way of righteousness He is not going to withhold "good" from His kids. That should be a motivation to live a life that is holy and pleasing to Him!
v12b "How blessed is the man who trusts in You!"
Trust in the Lord. When we try and put our trust in ourselves or in others we are going to be disappointed and unsatisfied time and time again. God promises happiness to the one who trusts solely in Him.
In Chris Tomlin's song we sing the following:
One thing I ask,
And I would seek,
To see Your beauty
To find You in
The place Your glory dwells
Let that be our prayer today and always. Let the only thing our heart is seeking be Him. Let our motivation in life be our eternity spent with Him and let us continually pray MARANATHA (O, Lord Come!)!!
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This was great! People are not focused on the end and being with the savior! 1 John 3 talks about how "he who fixes his eyes on these things, PURIFIES HIMSELF!" When our focus is being in the presence of our perfect Lord, we will begin to live very differently. Great blog sweetie!
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