"Land of the Living"

(by Enter the Worship Circle)



So, I played a little "hop through the Psalms" game today! It wasn't intentional, but when I logged into YouVersion (which I highly recommend) & looked at my reading plan, I became aware of some Psalms that I hadn't check off. Do you remember the post where I mentioned randomly skipped Psalms? Well, I found them in the reading plan right where they should've been! Apparently, there was a little glitch in the system that has now been fixed. So, I decided to read Psalms 4, 7, 15, 20, 27, 42 & other random ones that didn't have the little check mark beside them, & I'm so glad that I did! They're ALL really good ones; but Psalm 27 is my absolute favorite, and I remember being a little disappointed that I "had" to skip it before. {I may or not have read it out of rebellion back on January 12th, where I thought it should've been & where it IS, in fact, now!} Anyways, there are so many things that I love about this Psalm...

the reminder that there's no reason to be afraid, because the Lord is

my Light, my Salvation, my Fortress & my Protector

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the inspiring assurance of David, who says, "Even if I am attacked,

I will remain confident."

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the desire to live in the presence of the Lord all the days of my life

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the comfort that even if my father and mother abandon me,

the Lord will hold me close

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the hope of seeing the Lord's goodness

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the gentle instruction to wait patiently for the Lord

{it says this twice...gulp. I have a hard time with patience}

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then, the encouragement from yesterday again to be courageous

{hmm...I think the Lord is trying to tell me something!}

I hope you have been blessed by God's Word today!