"Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever." Psalm 23:6

I was writing some cards just now.. for sis and her bf, as well as mum's birthday card.. :)
Interestingly, God just led me to Ps 23; v6 and 1-2 respectively for them..


It sort of reminds me of a sermon by P Dennis back in feb.. He shared some powerful truths using just v6 itself.. It really comforts me to know that God is actively pursuing after me with His love and goodness.. meaning that in all situations, yeah.. All~ even the tough times.. i know He is pursuing me with His unfailing love.

Well, know what? the word surely means it's affirmative, no doubt about it..
While love (mercy) speaks of a covenantal love of God.. Unfailing~
And in the verse, the word follow is actually talking about a pursue.. meaning it's active!

One thing that really spurs me is that, King David did not wrote this psalm when everything was going on fine for him. Instead, he wrote it during the period of time when he was attacked by his enemies and facing deaths. . Yet he can proclaim of God's love and goodness despite his circumstances.. I also want to be like him, to be able to proclaim of God's goodness and love always, despite all the things that i'm facing.. :)



Cool right? I always think that this verse simply speak of God's goodness n that's it.. but when i heard the sermon.. i realised that, beyond the surface.. it's really a powerful truth to embrace.
To embrace the fact that, God is the same at all times and He will never fail to love us, bless us as we dwell in Him. Oh ya.. not forgetting to add.. the word dwell means return again.

I think this week as we had heard of what P Gary shared in the service; that we are to be consumed by His passion and be committed to the end.. let us be living a life like King David, one that recognised that we served and love a God that never fails to love us and actively pursue us with His goodness. It will cause us to make room for Jesus each day n not coming up with all the different excuses..

Amen to that? :p

Last but not least, i pray that as we continue to walk in this journey of faith, many more will come to know God thru our lives that speaks of His goodness and love.

Varina

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