September 23, 2008

  • ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE


     

    Psalm 27:4, "One
    thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; 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 inquire in his temple."


     

    David
    longed for the "House of the Lord." It was his favorite place to be.
    But David could not be in the house of the Lord continually, as much as
    he longed to. He was king of a nation. He had battles to fight;
    administration to attend to. But dear mother, we have the opportunity
    to live David's longing. Let me explain.


     

    The
    house of the Lord is no longer one temple as it was in David's day. It
    is not even a church building where we attend on Sundays or Saturdays
    today. The house of the Lord speaks of His presence. God wants your
    home to be His house where His presence dwells; a place where you abide
    in Him and He abides in you. The house of the Lord is abiding
    fellowship with Christ. The house of the Lord is your kitchen where you
    prepare the meals; the house of the Lord is your dining table where you
    feed your family and make every meal a love affair; the house of the
    Lord is any room in the home where you are working or interacting with
    your children.


     

    In
    your home you can behold the beauty of the Lord. As you abide in Him
    and look to Him, He will impart His grace to you in your time of need.
    He will show you that He is the God who is Enough for every challenge
    and every situation. He is with you, in your home, and will never leave
    you or forsake you. No, not even when everything seems overwhelming and
    you feel like tearing your hair out! You are still in the house of the
    Lord at this moment. Instead of despairing about the situation, stop
    for a moment and realize that God is with you. He has promised that He
    will not fail you. Thank Him that He is with you. Thank Him that He
    cannot fail you.


     

    In
    your home you can inquire in His temple. David had to go God's temple
    to inquire of the Lord. He faced battles, enemies and challenges; He
    needed God's discernment, wisdom and strength. You also long for God's
    wisdom. You are desperate to know what to do. You cannot go on without
    His strength. Praise the Lord, you don't have to get into your car and
    rush off to a church building. You are in the house of the Lord right
    now. You can inquire in His temple right now. He will give you His
    wisdom. He has promised, remember.


     

    All
    you have to do is abide--that literally means to live in His presence.
    It means to acknowledge that Christ is living within you and that you
    are in Him. You are inseparable. You are one. He is your life source.
    You can't live without Him (well, I can't anyway!). Your own strength
    wains; you need His. Your wisdom is human; you need His divine wisdom.
    Your love runs out the door; you need His agape love. You are depressed
    and down in the dumps; His joy does not depend on how you feel. You
    feel your life is worthless; you can only bear fruit to bless your
    family and touch other lives as you abide.


     

    John 15:4-5 says, "Abide
    in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except
    it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the
    vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the
    same bringeth forth much fruit; for without me can do nothing."     There it is. The secret to living in the house of the Lord all the days of your life.


     

    How
    I love those words... "all the days of my life." It doesn't matter what
    my day is like, God is with me. It doesn't matter whether I think God
    has left me; He is bigger than my thoughts. My thoughts deceive but God
    doesn't change.


     

    See your home in a new light. It is the house of the Lord. You can live in it all the days of your life.


     

    Love from NANCY CAMPBELL


     

    PRAYER:


     

    "Thank
    you, Lord, for showing me that my home is the house of the Lord. Help
    me to enjoy my home in a new way. Thank you that I don't have to visit
    the house of the Lord. I live in it! Amen."


     

    AFFIRMATION:


     

    I am not a visitor but a dweller in the house of the Lord.


     

    SCRIPTURES REFERRED TO IN THIS DEVOTION:

    Look up Isaiah 41: 10, 13; Hebrews 13:5-6; James 1:5-8.

Comments (3)

  • Oh, I like that affirmation!! Blessings for your week~Dawne

  • Bingo, very true!

  • You know there were some very incredible things that happened in the temple. Times when the glory of God would fall...and everyone would hit their faces. They couldn't move because they were overwhelmed by the mercy of the God they served.
    It has made me wonder often where are those times in our lives? "If" the same Spirit that descended then..now lives in us.....what is going on.
    Where is the power.......where is the Shekinah glory? If the Spirit of the living God is indwelling this body....why are not people being blown away by Him?
    Questions, questions....but I really know the answers. God will not dwell with other gods. He will not give His glory to another. So if my temple is not really clean from other gods....then why would I expect His glory to dwell there?
    We are the temple..but just like in the old testament they sometimes brought in other statues of gods to fill the temple.....the church as a whole has done the same thing.
    It is time to clean house...............if we don't...He will.
    Excuse the rambling......guess you can tell what is on my heart. :)
    Good post!

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