Psalm
84:10
No
matter how nice your day may go or appear to be going; it simply doesn’t compare
to a day in the realm of the supernatural… Being in the very presences of God
is more than we can even begin to imagine or comprehend. Think about this for a
moment, have you ever imagined a world filled with peace and harmony? Have you
ever taken time out of your day to contemplate what life would be like if there
was no violence, suffering or sin? The psalmist today reminds us of the hope we
have to one day live in a world outlined just like that… As a child of God,
we yearn to dwell within His courts, we desire to have peace within our hearts
and have love poured out all around us… I don’t know about you, but I yearn
for that moment where trouble will cease and sin will be no more… Through this
psalm we learn the value that we should place on life; but more importantly we
learn about the value that we should place on the life to come… This verse
starts off by saying, “For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand…”
A thousand days of success on this Earth will never lead to the completeness
that we will feel on the day when we hear God say “well done…” Most of us
probably find this hard to believe, most probably don’t even think that this is
possible, but to understand this concept we must appreciate what a day in the
courts of the Lord is… Imagine a day when happiness is present from the time
you awake to the time you slumber, imagine a day when your kids walked the will
of God and not the ways of the world, imagine a day when you could smile and
tears would run down your face because of uncontrollable joy… This is the day
that the psalmist is writing about; this is the day that we await when Christ returns…
One day with the Lord is more valuable than a thousand on this earth… Think
about the first true love you had in your life, think about how much you would
give just to spend one more day or one more hour in their presences… This is
the same feeling we should have with the Lord, we should want to be in His
midst every chance we have, and we should be willing to give up the desires of
the flesh to develop a more intimate relationship with Him… A lot of us “love
the Lord” when it’s feasible or sufficient; however we are reminded today
that the love that we must have should be displayed not matter what and our
desires to be with the Lord should outweigh the desires we have on this earth… What
I like about today’s scriptures is that the psalmist has realized that being in
the presences of God is worth more than anything… These thousand days could be
unmerited blessings, it could be riches that every human desires, it could be
financial security an the ability to buy any and everything that we want; however,
it still does not compare to spending one day with the Lord… The psalmist says,
“I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the
tent of wickedness…” The psalmist realizes that there is no happiness in
the tent of wickedness; he understands that there is no true value in the tent
of wickedness; he realizes that the way of the world is not the way to go… When
you look at the sin that has taken this world captive, when you look at the
evil that has entrapped so many, we begin to understand why it doesn’t matter
what title we hold in the kingdom of God… It doesn’t matter about what position
I am in, it doesn’t matter about the status that I hold, the psalmist is simply
saying that I just want to be counted in the number, I want to see my name in
the lamb’s book of life and enjoy the riches of God… We will agree that we
would rather be with the Lord than to be in the world… The tents of the wicked
can appear to be safe, a tent can protect you from the rain, but if the storm
is strong enough it will destroy that tent in a matter of seconds… Today let us
stop putting trust in temporary things, let us stop running to a protective
covering that won’t last always… Some of the protective coverings are alcohol,
drugs and even lustful relationships… These tents appear safe and they may make
you feel protected for a moment, but if you want to be secure all the days of
your life, if you want to be covered from any hurt, harm or danger than you
must place your hand in the hand of the one who sticks closer than a brother…
BE BLESSED!!!
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