Day 27 of 150

Ps 27

¹The LORD is my light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the defense of my life;
Whom shall I dread?
²When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh,
My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.
³Though a host encamp against me,
My heart will not fear;
Though war arise against me,
In spite of this I shall be confident.
⁴One thing I have asked from the LORD, that I shall seek:
That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life,
To behold the beauty of the LORD
And to meditate in His temple.
⁵For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle;
In the secret place of His tent He will hide me;
He will lift me up on a rock.
⁶And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me,
And I will offer in His tent sacrifices with shouts of joy;
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD.
⁷Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice,
And be gracious to me and answer me.
⁸When You said, "Seek My face," my heart said to You,
"Your face, O LORD, I shall seek."
⁹Do not hide Your face from me,
Do not turn Your servant away in anger;
You have been my help;
Do not abandon me nor forsake me,
O God of my salvation!
¹⁰For my father and my mother have forsaken me,
But the LORD will take me up.
¹¹Teach me Your way, O LORD,
And lead me in a level path
Because of my foes.
¹²Do not deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries,
For false witnesses have risen against me,
And such as breathe out violence.
¹³I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD
In the land of the living.
¹⁴Wait for the LORD;
Be strong and let your heart take courage;
Yes, wait for the LORD.

I've been struck with the strangest since of deja vu...I could almost swear (as I'm desperately reading back over them) that one of the previous psalms had these exact words in it like in v1 and 2 ...the cross reference is ps 18, 14, 9...no, nope, and that's not it either...v3 also...where...then I read verse 4 and it dawned on me....this is the psalm God wants me to meditate on and commit to memory this year. That's why it sounds so familiar...its because they have already taken root in my heart. (v1-2 were for Jan. and v3 Feb. I'm only doing one or two per month instead of twice a month for this year.)

v1 You are the Lord of my life and my salvation in Whom I shall fear and because of You I shall have nothing to dread.

v2 Those against me You take care of

v3Inspite of raging wars against me, my heart shall not fear and I shall be confident in You (not pridful, as Beth pointed out on Life Today Wednesday-God confidence is not the same as sinful pride).

v4 speaking of Beth...this is her favorite verse which many Seistas joined together to memorize as their last verse of the year last year and is the verse and instance God used that lead me to memorizing the whole chapter this year (God had already pre-set my verses for Dec so I couldn't follow the crowd).

...there is one thing that I ask that i will diligently seek all the days of my life for....a place in God's house to behold His beauty and meditate in His temple...to learn not only about Him but from Him...How awesome and wonder-full?

v5 we have a sactuary and safe-haven in Him

v6 I will lift my head and give out of joy and sing praises to Him Who sits on the thrown!

v7 Hear me Lord please be gracious and answer please...

v8 When You said, "Seek My face," my heart said to You,
"Your face, O LORD, I shall seek."

v9 Don't be angry with me, Father, be my help; please don't leave me destitude O God of my salvation!

v10 Lord You know my upbringing and how at 12 I accepted You as my Father in the absence of my earthly parents...

v11 again I come before You as Your child...teach me rear me, take me by the hand...

v12 You know the monsters in my closet and under my bed...Lord...Father

v13 I would have and You know it, but I still cling to Your promises that i am to prosper this side of heaven as well as for all eternity as my inheritance as a child of Yours.

v14 "Wait for the LORD; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the LORD." I've waited this long...I believe You, Father. I will wait, but while I'm waiting, how can I grow stronger in You or is that the point of my wait?

Thank you, Father, for planting these thruths...Your truths in my heart...grow them in Jesus name for Your glory and honor-amen.