Psalm 84 - 9.30.22
Scripture - What stood out?
Psalm 84:5
Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
Observation - What does it say?
A psalm that gives glory to and highlights the amazingness and awesomeness of the house of the Lord. Better is one day in your courts, the psalmist says, than a thousand elsewhere!
Understanding - What does it mean?
Lately every now and then I have been reading my soul journal bible verses in advance and letting the living word brew in me for a little bit before I ask the Holy Spirit to fill me up with a journal entry. Thank you Jesus! For prompting me to read my bible entry several days in advance.
As I write this journal entry Lord I am filled with thanksgiving! Thank you God for carrying me through this day and helping me to end it with TRIUMPH! Thank you, Lord!
If you have ever had any job ever, or ever had to work alongside people at all, ever, you will agree with this next statement: working with people is brutal. It is sometimes easier to thread a camel through a needle’s eye or win the lottery than get along with co-workers and bosses. But when you are full up on the love of God…When you are focused on how to please the Lord. When you are frantically every step of every brutal way focused on how to find strength, on how to find diplomacy in Jesus, while you are dealing with God’s greatest creations…us…It is in these moments of ultimate frustration today I was able to find blessing in Your ultimate strength. Thank you for helping me to respond with LOVE in my heart today when it could have been frustration, anger, bitterness, sarcasm, judgment. Thank you Lord for teaching me how to lean on your strength even while I was in an office environment and not out in the wilderness or the fields. Thank you for blessing my faith in you even when I know I am not worthy of any of it.
Life Application - How can I apply this to my life today?
Lord, I feel like I applied what you taught me last night, today! I was met with the toughest of situations trying to balance multiple personalities and egos. And you helped me through every step of it! All I had to do was train my spirit and mind to constantly be asking you for guidance and help step by brutal step. Out of nowhere the steps became less brutal, less heavy. Soon the pain was gone and it was replaced by this supernatural peace. Help me not to forget this feeling, Lord. Help me to never forget this process. In every trying situation where the enemy and the world would have me give in to despair and angst remind me Lord of this moment. Remind me of this time where I would not stop searching for Your strength, Your blessing, Your home. Thank you Father, I praise and worship You. Thank you for this victory. Thank you for granting me Your peace in my heart today. I love you Lord,
In the name of Jesus do I pray, amen.
-kenneth lee
