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April 7, 2022 8:00 pm
Not long ago we moved to a new home just a short distance from our old one. Despite the close proximity, we still needed to load all of our belongings onto a moving truck because of the timing of the financial transactions. Between the sale and purchase, our furnishings stayed on the truck and our family found temporary lodging. During that time, I was surprised to discover how “at home” I felt despite the displacement from our physical home—simply because I was with those I love most: my family.
For part of his life, David lacked a physical home. He lived life on the run from King Saul. As God’s appointed successor to the throne, Saul perceived David as a threat and sought to kill him. David fled his home and slept wherever he found shelter. Though he had companions with him, David’s most earnest desire was to “dwell in the house of the Lord”—to enjoy permanent fellowship with Him (Psalm 27:4).
Jesus is our constant companion, our sense of “home” no matter where we are. He’s with us in our present troubles and even prepares a place for us to live with Him forever (John 14:3). Despite the uncertainty and change we might experience as citizens of this earth, we can dwell permanently in our fellowship with Him every day and everywhere.
Welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread, and Tristan Holmberg and I titled our reading permanent interest. Not long ago we moved to a new home. Just a short distance from our old one. Despite the close proximity we still needed to load all of our belongings onto a moving truck because of the training of the financial transactions between the sale and the purchase.
Our furnishings stayed on the truck in our family found temporary lodging during that time I was surprised to discover how at home. I felt despite the displacement from our physical home simply because I was with those I love most my family for part of his life.
David lacked a physical home. He lived life on the run from King Saul. As David was God's appointed successor to the throne. Saul perceived him as a threat and sought to kill him. David fled his home and slept. Wherever he found shelter that we had companions with him. David's most earnest desire was to dwell in the house of the Lord to enjoy permanent fellowship with him.
Jesus is our constant companion. Our sense of home no matter where we are. He's with us in our present troubles, and even prepares a place for us to live with him forever. Despite the uncertainty and change. We might experience as citizens of this earth we can dwell permanently in our fellowship with him every day and everywhere today is Our Daily Bread devotional Scripture reading is from Psalm 27 verses one through six. The Lord is my light and my salvation whom shall I fear the Lord is a stronghold of my life of whom shall I be afraid when the wicked advance against me to devour me is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall there when Army besiege me. My heart will not fear the war break out against me.
Even then, I will be confident. 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. For in the day of trouble. He will keep me safe in his dwelling. He will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high up on a rock. Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me at his sacred tent. I will sacrifice with shouts of joy.
I will sing and make music to the Lord. Let's pray.
Loving God, thank you for being our permanent address.
Help us to recognize you as are most faithful companion who is with us wherever we go. In Jesus name we pray. Amen. Today's encouragement was provided by Our Daily Bread ministries
