JANUARY 4 | Psalm 84

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DAILY READING

Psalm 84

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REFLECTION

This World Is Not My Home!

by Judy Webb

When I look for words of praise for my morning quiet time with God, I go to the Book of Psalms where I find every imaginable human emotion. King David, (who wrote most of the Psalms) possessed an amazing gift; and had a way with words that is poetic, personal, and poignant. The words in many of the Psalms often point to my life in any moment. I imagine you also can attest to how certain Psalms parallel your life situation with all its pain and pleasure.

Many of us have a favorite Psalm we turn to and for a variety of reasons in various seasons. Psalm 91 speaks to my heart of protection in trouble. Psalm 139 provides such comfort as we read words of God’s omnipotence, and unlimited power. Now, as we read today from Psalm 84 we are reminded of our next home, of the place where we will dwell with God forevermore.

“How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty!” (v1) Our limited human minds cannot begin to conceive of the beauty and splendor of the house waiting for us. “My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord,” (v2) Job echoes this thought in Job 19:27: “I will see him with my own eyes—I, and not another. How my heart yearns.”

King David puts into words the things we would long to say. His writing speaks of how much he loves God, and it reveals the forgiving nature of God. To sum up Psalm 84, I would quote verse 10: “Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.” 

PRAYER

Dear Lord,

Your Words speaks loudly to my heart, when I stop and take time to listen. Thank you for this privilege of your Word. Every day I am blessed by reading and then pondering. Come Holy Spirit. Fill me with Your Word every morning, and night. Amen.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

JUDY WEBB

I have been a member of UALC for 26 years and have been writing devotions for this site for about 17 of them. Writing is my passion. As retired staff I still love everything about UALC and its members including my small group. I love to study my Bible and share new things I learn and experience by writing these devotions.

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