04/27/2017

“There are many who say, ‘Who will show us some good? Lift up the light of your face upon us, O Lord!’ You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound.”  Psalm 4:6-7  ESV

How is it Famous makes me happy? Like most dogs, he is a good companion. He is eager to accompany me wherever I go. But he is also a good dog, rarely causing any trouble for me. He has adjusted to changes in my life, and I have had to adjust my life just to look after him. He makes me proud with the compliments he receives and with his willingness to behave around other people and other pets. He is often a point of conversation in my work during the day, and people who have never met him will ask me how he is getting along. He makes home more complete, and he inspires me to think on my God.

All of these things make me very grateful for his presence. But perhaps what thrills me and gives me the greatest joy is when I see him happy, when he seems to want to tell me he does not have a care in the world.

This is how God desires for all of us to exist. We are to rest in his sanctuary without a care in the world, basking in the joy that floods our souls. Nothing on earth can satisfy like the love of Christ. Nothing on earth can outshine the glory of his presence.

I need Your joy to satisfy me day by day, O Lord.