Monday, March 16, 2015

Gladness In Heart

In scriptures I enjoy reading David’s perspective on the challenges of life and his outlook in general. Like the rest of us he had down times and times of joy. In particular I think of some of the shorter psalms where he speaks of Jerusalem. It must have been an amazing thing to be returning there from a journey for him. He had no way of seeing it except to approach it. Any news was told him by messenger or he experienced it first hand. But the journey back there must have been one filled with anticipation. Here is one of those psalms.

Psalms 122:1 I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.
2 Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.
3 Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:
4 Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.
5 For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
7 Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
8 For my brethren and companions’ sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
9 Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good.

Just like David, we can have the same feelings not only toward Jerusalem, but toward our God Yahuah (Lord). We can always be glad to cry out to Him and to spend time with Him. The great part about that is we do not need travel anywhere physically. We can reach out to Him and Him to us anywhere at any time. Praise Yahuah (Lord)!

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. Thank You for this day and for being our Mighty King. We praise Your name, Yahuah (Lord). Send us Your overwhelming provision today. Forgive us our sin. Heal Your people. Give us Your wisdom. Give us Your understanding. Let us know You more each day. Deliver us from those that would take from us what You have provided. Lead them to You as well. Let all men know that You alone are God. In Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.