In church, we sang the Chris Tomlin song, "The God of Angel Armies." I love this
song. It reminds me that I am not alone at any time, at any place and in any life season. It reminds me that the God who commands the Host of angels, who called the world into life, and who oversees it all, is BY MY SIDE! He was by my side when we journeyed through Sophie's story and He is with us now and in the same powerful, victorious way, as we journey through Dasah's story.
The past month I have been moving through emotions of joy and sadness. My joy has come so tangibly as we welcomed our little grandson, Jude, into the world July 16th. This was our daughter Laurie's third little boy and he is a sweetie. Alongside this blessing and joy are the thoughts and emotions that come as I think of our Dasah, yet to be born, and now 26 weeks along in her mother, Lindsey's womb. She kicks and moves about and has a strong little heartbeat. She is due November 19th. We don't know how long we will have her with us when she is born, and this brings the sad moments. I asked the Lord, "How do I move through these days. How do I walk through each day and find peace and rest?" His answer is always found in His Word. And so as I have journeyed through a study of the Psalms this summer, Psalm 27 has spoken to me in a powerful way. As I studied it, I found myself asking the Lord to grow this kind of trust in my heart that the Psalmist displayed. So I decided to memorize this one. The title of this Psalm in NASB is "A Psalm of Fearless Trust in the Lord."
I want that to be true of me. I want a fearless trust in the Lord. It's work to memorize. But I am working hard at it, and finding myself thinking like this psalmist as he penned these words:
The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear?
the Lord is the defense of my life, Whom shall I dread?
When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh,
my adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.
Though a host encamp against me,
In spite of this I shall be confident.
I love these words of victory and strength! But one of my favorite parts of this psalm is what I am seeing as a result of meditation on this psalm:
verses 4-6:
One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
to behold the beauty of the Lord,
and to meditate in His temple.
For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle;
in the secret place of His tent He will hide me.
These words and the rest of this Psalm are growing deeply each day in my heart. They enabled me to move through the happiest days of the last month, even when, at times, my heart was aching. Now here it is the middle of August, and I am just now finishing memorizing the last part of the Psalm.
The last 2 verses say:
I would have despaired unless I had believed that I
would see the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living.
Wait for the Lord;
Be strong, and let your heart take courage;
Yes, wait for the Lord.
My heart is taking courage as I wait for Him daily is the secret place of His tent, which is just sitting in His presence with my Bible. Here I and gaining that fearless trust in the Lord, and praying these Scripture passages for each one in my family.
