O.K. let me say right off that this blogging thing is weird for me but I'm going to give it a try.
This morning I was looking up some of the words and phrases in the verses in week 3. I came to verse 54- "Your statutes are my songs in the house of my pilgrimage." As I looked up "house of my pilgrimage" some of the definitions given were: dwelling place, sojourning and lifetime. I just couldn't get this verse out of my mind. In my life when I sing it is a sign of joy or happiness. As I study I always rephrase the verse with the additional meanings I find and to me this verse is saying, "Your statutes are my joy in this journey of life that I am on." I know the psalmist has been saying this all along, over and over, but for some reason this struck me differently. I am a little slow to catch on also! So this was my "aha" moment. There are so many days when I wonder "Why am I not feeling that joy that is supposed to be in the Lord?" It obviously is because I have not been feeding and depending on God's statutes as I should.
Lord, God may I look to your statutes for my joy as I sojourn this path of life on which You have placed me. Let me not be distracted by vain things but make my heart fully devoted to You and Your Word.
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Great application there and I couldn't agree with you more. We are on a journey and God is with us but sometimes I think we run off without Him. We get distracted by "life" and when we do this, the joy is gone but when we are walking side by side with Him, the joy is instantly back. Tina~
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