majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Psalm 137:4-6,
"How can we sing the songs of the Lord while in a foreign land? If I
forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill. May my
tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do
not consider Jerusalem my highest joy."
While the psalmist here laments the destruction of Jerusalem and the
captivity the Jews are enduring in Babylon, he longs for his homeland.
He never wants to forget where he as come from and where it is his
heart desires to go.
I am reminded that as believers, we too live in a "foreign land". We
long for that country that is ours. It is not of this world. The
writer of Hebrews speaks of the patriarchs of faith in relation to
this. He says, "All these people were still living by faith when they
died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and
welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens
and strangers on earth. People who say such things show that they are
looking for a country of their own. If they had been thinking of the
country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.
Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one.
Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has
prepared a city for them."
We, too, are people of faith. We consider ourselves as "aliens and
strangers" here on earth just as they did. We long for our home, an
eternal home where we will live in God's presence. This world, with
it's sin and rebellion, it's injustice and selfishness will left
behind as we experience our new home, living in harmony and great joy
with our creator. A city God has prepared for us!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd
love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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