As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God, which God will establish forever. Selah Psalm 48:8 – This psalm is such a beautiful psalm of reflection on God’s greatness. In past studies of this psalm, I learned about the word “perambulate.” It means to walk through a place for pleasure, dwelling on something wonderful. In verse 8 the psalm is dwelling on the wonderful things that he had heard the Lord had done in the past. Possibly things like how God had saved His people, how God formed the Heavens, or how God has promised eternity with Him for His people. What was bringing Him the most joy was the reality of what he had heard God had done wasn’t something only stuck in the past, but his own eyes had seen such wonders in his own day. He’s seen God fulfill promises and he’s seen God save His people from the hand of their enemies. The wonders of God weren’t just something in the past for him, but something within his life currently. This too needs to be a truth we are aware of as well. The wonders of God aren’t something isolated to the pages of scripture for those in the past. The wonder-working, all-power, saving God of scripture is the God that is in our story today, and He hasn’t changed. While He may move today differently than we see in scripture, know He still is moving and still is working on behalf of His people. Why though we may not be seeing it is because we haven’t taken the time to properly perambulate, for we are so busy and giving everything else in life our focus. Pause, breath, open your eyes, and dwell today on the things that God is doing and the things you have in your life only because of Jesus. When you begin to look, you begin to see the wonders of the Lord all around. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3003
Question To Ponder: When was the last time you slowed down to dwell on the blessing you have from the Lord?
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