Good morning! I apologize for not writing anything in awhile. I have still been doing my daily bible readings but it feels like each day the Holy Spirit either reveals something deeply personal to me that I don’t feel like sharing on the internet or nothing is really revealed at all.
But today, after reading Psalms 122 and 123, I feel like I have something to share again! So without further adieu, here are my thoughts on these Psalms.
Psalm 122: 1 says, “I was glad when they said to me, let us go into the house of the Lord.”
When churches reopened, this is how I felt- glad! Maybe one thing God is doing is restoring our joy about going to church. In America, its a right to go to any church we want, but I think through this pandemic I’ve also learned that it is a privilege. David understood this privilege when he wrote this poem.
Also, he prays for his city, Jerusalem, and for the people of his city to have peace and prosper. I think it would behoove us to follow David’s example and pray for our cities as well.
Psalm 123
There is a current feeling of contempt for the rich that infuses our American culture. It seems as though this is a tale as old as time because Psalm 123 is also about a feeling of contempt for the rich. The psalmist asks the Lord for forgiveness and freedom from his contempt for the rich, and maybe we should do the same.
Today the word of the Lord has brought a couple of prayer needs to light. First, I pray for peace and prosperity for the people of my cities. Secondly, I pray for forgiveness and freedom from contempt. Lord Jesus, thank you for revealing these needs to me. I lift up these prayer requests, just as David did so many years ago. Thank you for being a loving and gracious God who will fill our every need. Amen.
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