84:1-2 - How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of Heaven's Armies. I long, yes, I faint with longing to enter the courts of the Lord. With my whole being, body and soul, I will shout joyfully to the living God. - I endeavor to live a life that honestly hungers and thirsts for the presence of God in my life like this verse talks about. I want to pour every ounce of my being, every breath, every ounce of attention and strength, into knowing Him, being known by Him and walking in His perfect will.
84:5 - What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord, who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. - I love the idea of those who set their hearts on pilgrimage. I think because the concept of pilgrimage has been lost because so many false religions do it. When I think of going on a pilgrimage I think of setting out on a journey to honor God.
84:10 - A single day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else! I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God than live the good life in the homes of the wicked. - I would rather be the lowest in God's presence than the highest the world has to offer. I am reading Foxe's Book of Martyrs right now and I am blown away how devout men and women were in the past and how much they longed for heaven. They wanted so badly to be with Christ. I wonder what has happened to our faith that we don't long for heaven, we don't see the beauty of giving our lives for Christ and we find it so hard to stay focused on nothing but Christ alone.
84:11 - ... The Lord with withhold no good thing from those who do what is right. - I love this verse. We have let the world's theology convince us that God somehow does withhold from us and it is the same lie the serpent told Eve. We have to believe the best God because it reflects Him to others. We need to believe that god with withhold nothing from us that is good for us.
Love, Michael
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