How lovely are Your\u00a0dwelling places, O\u00a0Lord\u00a0of hosts! My\u00a0soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the\u00a0Lord; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the\u00a0living God. For\u00a0a day in Your courts is better than a thousand\u00a0outside. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God Than dwell in the tents of wickedness. For the\u00a0Lord\u00a0God is\u00a0a sun and\u00a0shield; The\u00a0Lord\u00a0gives grace and\u00a0glory; No good thing does He withhold\u00a0from those who walk uprightly. O\u00a0Lord\u00a0of hosts, How\u00a0blessed is the man who trusts in You!<\/strong> \u2013 Psalm 84:1-2, 10-12<\/p><\/blockquote>\nMoving forward through these verses, we can see that the psalmist makes a bold claim: just one short day in the presence of the Lord is better than a thousand days anywhere else. Wow \u2013 what a statement! Imagine the best place on earth \u2013 perhaps a warm sunny beach or beautiful mountainside or any of the most famous and beautiful wonders of the world. We could definitely spend a happy lifetime in some of these places, couldn\u2019t we? Yet, even that would not even begin to measure up to the beauty, wonder, and perfect paradise that is the presence of the Lord. Even if we could go anywhere in the entire universe and see amazing sights no human eye has ever seen \u2013 one short day in the presence of the Lord is still far better.<\/p>\n
We are often deceived into believing that other situations and lifestyles are better than the lives God offers us as His children. We follow patterns of sin because it is comfortable, easy, and we believe it will satisfy us. We want more and better and are discontent because we lose sight of truth: dwelling with the Lord is so great, even simply standing \u201cat the threshold\u201d of His house is better than dwelling anywhere else.<\/p>\n
What an awesome God we serve! Keep checking in for further discussion on contentment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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