I Have Seen

 

 I Have Seen

“I have asked one thing from the LORD; it is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, gazing on the beauty of the LORD and seeking him in his temple.” Psalm 27:4

I was on the playground with the kids today and looked up to see two birds sitting right next to each other. The birds weren’t far from the ground and underneath were kids crowding around and looking up at them. It caused me to stop and notice because kids are noisy yet these birds just stayed where they were at. I heard a couple boys starting to come up with a plan to let those birds know they were there and they needed to leave. They were going to start scaring them and thought if maybe they could reach that limb it would scare them off. I just watched because these birds just stayed together. Right next to one another until one decided they might be in danger and decided maybe those kids underneath might be a bigger threat then they realized. 

David wrote this Psalm. David knew who to call to. In the middle of combat he knew that the one thing he needed was God. He had every reason to panic and hide away and yet he knew that what was threatening him wasn’t bigger than His God. The LORD was his light and salvation. His confidence wasn’t in what he was encountering all around him; his confidence was in God. He had filled his heart with the goodness and greatness of God. Maybe like those birds that wouldn’t separate, that is how I stand fighting in this world. Knowing right beside me I am hidden and protected in the Presence of God. 

What threatens my wholehearted devotion to God? 

Sometimes it is where I put my focus or what I give attention to within my mind and heart.

I will look around at what everyone else is doing and start comparing myself. Or maybe what they can do and I can’t. Allowing that to start playing like a tape that can’t be shut off. Instead of staying close and abiding I will find myself distracting myself in social media instead of just sitting with the Lord and allowing Him to calm my mind and heart.

What if I like David remembered. “I am certain that I will see the LORD’s goodness in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart be courageous. Wait for the LORD.” Psalm 27:13-14

Father,

Waiting is hard. There are some quick fixes I would love to see come about. But you aren’t about fixing things you are about teaching me dependency on you alone. When everything around me feels like it is threatening my peace, remind me that you are my Peace. I have seen your goodness more times than I can recall. When I want to move away from you, remind me to stay close. You are always watching over us. Just like those birds, nothing separates us from the love you have for us. You are Goodness. 

Amen