Psalm 27:3 - 4

By Kelly Bridgewater

Psalm 27: 3 - 4

"In this I will be confident. 

One thing I have desired of the Lord,

That will I seek:

That I may dwell in the house of the Lord

All the days of my life;

To behold the beauty of the Lord,

And to inquire in His temple."

 Have you noticed something about the written verses up above?

There are A LOT of action verbs. You know what action verbs are. Think back to elementary. Action verbs do action. In verse 4, David is writing to show us how to happy. To be happy, we must desire the Lord, seek him, dwell in this house, behold His beauty, and to inquire in His temple. 

  

DESIRE:

We must love the Lord and do what he wants us to do with our talents. Not allow them to run away and die without using them for his Glory. 

SEEK:

We must spend time with God. I know we are all busy. We have a family and house to take care of. We have our children's sports and music programs. We have our reading to do. We have our writing to do. 

BUT . . .

if we don't spend time with the Lord and seek His face, then we become like the people in the world. We won't know the Bible and have nothing to stand on when times get rough. And boy, do they get rough. 

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DWELL:

This goes kind of hand in hand with Seek. We need to spend time in God's Word. Dwell in it. Actually get lost in it. Spend time with God. DAILY. Even I'm guilty of allowing life to get in the way. I have plenty of time to read my books for review, but there are days that I allow the Bible reading and quiet time with God to take a backseat. 

 This year, I want to intently be better at that. It doesn't hurt to spend ten to fifteen minutes while I'm drinking my cup of coffee or hot tea to read the Bible at the same time. 

BEHOLD:

Have you ever went out to a field far away from the city lights and laid down with worship music playing from the car radio? I have. We took our boys camping in Brown County. One evening, we loaded up the car and headed to this cliff overlooking the Nashville, IN, valley. It was completely black. You could see the boys running around but really nothing else. It was a clear night. We turned on a worship CD (classic Sonicflood) and sang along while gazing into the night sky. It was a real experience. Seeing the vastness of God's creation and worshiping right back at him. Try it sometime. It was very moving. 

INQUIRE:

Are you learning all you can from your church? Are you willing to ask your Pastor for advice on something? We are supposed "to inquire in His temple." I take that to mean that we are supposed to learn more than what the Pastor preaches from the pulpit. I remember a saying, (don't ask me who said it) "Don't believe what I say. Research what I say." That is what we should be doing with the sermon's our pastor gives. Spend time learning more about what he says. Research his reference verses. Is he using them out of context or would there have been a better verse? I'm not saying confront your pastor with your thoughts because that is NOT right, but studying more on your time is completely allowed. 

What do you think of the ACTION verbs in this verse? Is it a call for a closer walk with the Lord? Have anything else to add. Don't hesitate to comment. 

 

Psalm 27:14

By Kelly Bridgewater

Psalm 27:14

Wait on the Lord;

Be of good courage,

And He shall strengthen your heart;

Wait, I say, on the Lord!

 I want to share with you my verse for 2017. I understand it is March, but I found this verse back on December 29th, and it has been stirring in my heart every since. I read Psalm 27, and God spoke to me. I have been in such a depressed state since my father passed away unexpectedly on October 31, 2015 that I have felt like my entire life has turned upside down. I have missed my Daddy something fierce, and I couldn't write to save my life. 

But for 2017, I have decided to get out of this funk and spend more time in God's Word than I ever had before. When the boys are at school, I want to start my day, studying God's Word for at least an hour. Then I want to dive into my writing. From researching my World War II thriller to actually starting my first novel in the three book series. 

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 In January, I began to find books and information on my research. In February, I started to plan and develop my first story. I would love to be writing right now that first story that has been following me around since before my Daddy passed. I need to write this story. I need to see if I can ever make it as a published writer. The longer I wait with no writing. The less likely I will ever be published. I have to sit with my butt in the chair and write. 

I'm honestly tired of waiting on the Lord!

BUT . . .

if I don't get my relationship right with God by allowing him to strengthen my heart, then I know that my writing won't be for His glory, which is what I have been wanting all along. 

So, I am asking you, again, to keep me accountable. I want to finish at least the first story this year and then Wait on the Lord as I compose the second and third story. 

What verse has been your chosen inspiration for 2017? I would honestly love to know what other verses you have chosen.