Proclamation:
“Blessed are those who dwell in Your
house; they are ever praising You.
Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on
pilgrimage.” “Lord Almighty, blessed is
the one who trusts in You.” Psalm 84:4-5
and 12 (NIV)
Explanation:
The words of this psalm were thought to be
written by the three sons of Korah, Asir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph, under the
influence of The Holy Spirit of God. They
were descendants of Levi and thought to be the gate-keepers and musicians in
the temple at Jerusalem. The psalmist
begins by stating how “lovely” is the dwelling place of The Lord, and how he
longs to be there. (Psalm 84:1-2) Then
he states that those who have died and gone to heaven are blessed to be with
The Lord, and to be continually praising Him. (Psalm 84:4) He follows that by stating that those of us
who believe in Him, are pilgrims still on this earthly journey heading to
heaven, are also blessed. (Psalm 84:5) In
the middle of this psalm he makes the statement that every usher knows, “… I
would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents
of the wicked.” (Psalm 84:10) He
concludes it by saying that those who trust in The Lord are blessed. (Psalm
84:12)
Application:
All believers know that this world is not
our home. We are in this world but not
of it, just as Christ was. (John 8:23)
We are pilgrims in this barren wicked land on our way to our home in
heaven. We know that one day with The Lord
is better than a thousand days anywhere else. (Psalm 84:10) We miss those loved ones who have gone on to
glory before us, however, I am sure that none of them want to come back
here. None of them would trade the
blessings that they enjoy in heaven for the blessing which we receive while we
are on the journey to get there. We just
have to trust in The Lord and know that all that we are going through will work
towards our benefit. (Romans 8:28) The
Lord will bestow honor, and favor, and blessings upon those who walk His way.
(Psalm 84:11)
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