For a day in Thy courts is better than a
thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper
in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the
LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will He withhold from them that
walk uprightly. O LORD of Hosts, blessed
is the man that trusteth in Thee. Psalm,
Chapter 84, verses 10-12.
David again, eloquently professes his love for
God. He says one day of life with God is
better than a thousand days of life without Him. He would rather have a lowly job in God’s
house than to live with all the riches that the wicked have. He tells us how well God takes care of the
people who love Him.
This passage helps me to re-evaluate my
priorities. I’m looking for a job
because we have moved back to the area where our grandchildren live. I haven’t gotten a teaching position
yet. There are some smaller jobs in the
newspaper that I haven’t applied for.
Part of me doesn’t want to go from being a teacher to a position of less
significance. I still want to impact the
lives of students!
This passage makes me think that I shouldn’t
minimize jobs. It’s hard telling what
God’s plan is. It says that David would
rather be a doorkeeper in the house of God than to dwell in the tents of
wickedness. I need to see that any position
that God puts in my life has some special significance and I need to be open to
it.
This seems especially significant on the first day of the New Year where people are taking stock of changes they want to make.
Because this is an example of how I’ve applied this Bible passage to my life, it doesn't necessarily reflect the whole meaning of the passage.
Please click on comments below to share your suggestions. Thanks! Debbie
