We were created to live in fellowship with God. This is an amazing truth. There is a longing within our souls to be with God and to know Him. This Psalm expresses that longing.
But it is not just an expression of the soul, he says "my heart and my flesh cry out". Our physical being as well as our spiritual being long for God. We are only complete when we live together with God.
More than that, all of creation longs for the presence of God. In Romans 8 Paul talks about creation waiting for the sons of God to be revealed.
The whole universe was created to be in harmony with God, but God made this dependent upon mankind fulfilling his proper role.
We are blessed if we make the Lord our strength. The Valley of Baka was a dry place. If we know God then we can bring refreshment to dry places. People who know God are people who transform situations. We need to realise this. We are not under the circumstances, but are people who can rise above them.
We will go from strength to strength until we reach our final destination. We need to realise this as well. Death should hold no fear for us if we know the Lord, but death is not an escape route from life. We will go from strength to strength until the day we die.
One day in God's presence is better than a thousand elsewhere. And we will be with God forever. And the Lord protects and blesses us.
Blessed indeed are those who trust in the Lord.
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