Psalm 27 - Day 27

Of David.

¹ The LORD is my light and my salvation—
   whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life—
   of whom shall I be afraid?

² When the wicked advance against me
   to devour^[a] me,
it is my enemies and my foes
   who will stumble and fall.
³ Though an army besiege me,
   my heart will not fear;
though war break out against me,
   even then I will be confident.

⁴ One thing I ask from the LORD,
   this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the LORD
   all the days of my life,
to gaze on the beauty of the LORD
   and to seek him in his temple.
⁵ For in the day of trouble
   he will keep me safe in his dwelling;
he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle
   and set me high upon a rock.

⁶ Then my head will be exalted
   above the enemies who surround me;
at his tabernacle I will sacrifice with shouts of joy;
   I will sing and make music to the LORD.

⁷ Hear my voice when I call, LORD;
   be merciful to me and answer me.
⁸ My heart says of you, “Seek his face!”
   Your face, LORD, I will seek.
⁹ Do not hide your face from me,
   do not turn your servant away in anger;
   you have been my helper.
Do not reject me or forsake me,
   God my Savior.
¹⁰ Though my father and mother forsake me,
   the LORD will receive me.
¹¹ Teach me your way, LORD;
   lead me in a straight path
   because of my oppressors.
¹² Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
   for false witnesses rise up against me,
   spouting malicious accusations.

¹³ I remain confident of this:
   I will see the goodness of the LORD
   in the land of the living.
¹⁴ Wait for the LORD;
   be strong and take heart
   and wait for the LORD.

Verse 4 is apart of one of my favorite songs. Of course the majority of the song is Psalm 84 but I love it!

God is the best one to trust fully especially when all others fail. He will only be as good to us as we are willing to let Him be. It's like if we buy a membership to the gym in hopes of utilizing it for our health. We make plans on what machines we will work out on and what classes we will take. We are pumped and excited in the beginning because it is something new. But then after a little while we have that one excuse, and it only takes one, to knock us off our course of discipline. Then we realize we haven't been to the gym in weeks, months and then cancel it all together.

Sometimes our faith is like this too. We are pumped and excited about what God has to offer and how it will change our lives if we follow Him. How healthy we will become. We plan what time of day we will read our bible, what days we will do devotions or go to small groups. Then it just takes one excuse or reason as to why we missed reading our bible or why we can't meet our group. Then we are off our course. It's so much harder to get back on track once we've started than to start in the first place. This has recently happened to me with reading "The Story" at my church. I need to make time in my busy schedule to spend time with God. How crazy does that sound? I should be making time from my busy schedule with God for earthly things. I wonder how people would respond if I answered, "I can't. I'm hanging out with God then." This is an incredible book that I truly miss reading. It puts everything into a different perspective. We need to "Seek His face!" Verse 11; "Teach me your way, LORD; lead me in a straight path because of my oppressors."