Psalm 84:1–2 (ESV) — 1 How lovely is your dwelling place,
O Lord of hosts!
2 My soul longs, yes, faints
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and flesh sing for joy
to the living God.
NOTE: David longs to
be in the dwelling place of the Lord. The following word "faints,"
suggests coming to an end. David could die there and be satisfied. David loved
the Lord. He loved the dwelling place of his name. He loved his presence. He loved
every aspect of God. He truly had a heart for God unlike any other man on the
planet. How did that happen? How does one develop such a deep relationship with
God? David only had the first five books of the bible, and maybe some of the
history of Judges. But he fell in love with God despite such little information
about God. David went through many difficult times in life. He felt anxiety, he
felt lonely, he felt forgotten by God. He sinned against God, he lied to save
his life and the lives of his men. But despite all his failures, ultimately he
learned and developed this deep love for God. I can only suppose that unlike
most people, David spent consistent deep time with God in prayer and the word.
That is the only way to truly know God on such a level. It challenges me to go
beyond my 20 minutes of quiet time each day to spending some serious time alone
with God. That is my plan in the next couple months of this summer -- to find
time alone with God, half-days and full-days.
[Editor's note: the Psalmist is not David, my mistake.]
[Editor's note: the Psalmist is not David, my mistake.]
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