Psalm 2

Something that is so great about long car rides is how much time you have to think. While I've been driving back & forth to work every day I have been singing to the top of my lungs (which isn't very pretty) praising HIM. One of my favorites right now is "Desert Song" by Hillsong. I rock that song out. Anyways, while I am singing I find so much to be thankful for and to rehearse my day to thank him & praise him for things in my life. It's so great. I love that time with the Lord.

Psalm 2:

Two key lines to me in this:

1. Verse 3, "Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us." (ESV)

We will always belong to something, whether it be God, an organization, or some other idol. It could even be our sinful desires that we cling to if we stray from the Lord. Taking away our bond from the Lord is only bounding us to something else. I do not want to be bound to my sinful desires. Even though it may be what I want, it will only bring me heartache in the end because I am not clinging to Jesus through that. Instead, cling to Jesus & find his true plan for me. The Lord brings us freedom! In the end, that could be what I wanted in the first place; however, it is all about the Lord's timing.

2. End of verse 12, "Blessed are all who take refuge in him." (ESV)

I am amazed at how the Lord brings me to my knees every day. I have no words really to describe that feeling. Refuge. He is our refuge, our shelter. Especially in times of trouble. Right now, I am going through some really hard times. I'm in a really hard place wondering why to many things. But, I am putting all of that aside and he is my shelter from the storm, and I am okay. He brings me my happiness and joy. Yes, there are hard times. & that's okay. We are only human. But, I run back to him, and following him only makes me stronger.

Are you taking your refuge in Christ? Are you asking him to help you in times of trouble or are you pushing him aside & going forth with your selfish desires or seeking other idols? Pray with me tonight: "LORD, I ask you to reveal my sins to me & help me learn from them & wipe my slate clean. I want to be closer to you, Lord. I want to feel you in & through me every single day. Pouring out of me. I am seeking you for shelter. I will only seek you, Lord. Nothing can give me the freedom you freely give to me every second of every day. In the words of Brooke Fraser, "You are the One I want." Amen."

Song: "Arithmetic" Brooke Fraser