Christianity Oasis Forum

[cimi]

July 29
Wednesday


HOMECOMING

READ:
PSALM 73:21-28
______________________________________________

You will guide me
with Your counsel, and
afterward receive me to
glory. __Psalm 73:24
______________________________________________

One of my favorite pastimes as a boy was walking the Creek behind our home. Those walks were high adventure for me: rocks to skip, birds to watch, dams to build, animal tracks to follow. And if I made it to the mouth of the creek, my dog and I would sit and share lunch while we watched the biplanes land across the lake.

We'd linger as long as we could, but only so long, for my father wanted me home before sunset. The shadows grew long and the hollows got dark fast in the woods. I'd be wishing along the way that I was already home.

Our house sat on a hill behind some trees, but the light was always on until all the family was in. Often my father would be sitting on the back porch, reading the paper, waiting for me. "How did it go?" he would ask, "Pretty good," I'd say. "But it sure is good to be home."

Those memories of walking that creek make me think of another journey--the one I'm making now. It isn't always easy, but I know at the end of it there's a caring Father and my eternal home. I can hardly wait to get there.

I'm expected there. The light is on and my heavenly Father is waiting for me. I suppose He'll ask, just like my father used to, "How did it go?" "Pretty good," I'll say. "But it sure is good to be Home." __David Roper
_____________________________________________________________

``````````````````````He will be waiting for me--`````````````````
```````````````````````Jesus so kind and true;```````````````````
```````````On His beautiful throne He will welcome me home--````````
````````````````After the day is through. __Vandall```````````````
_____________________________________________________________

For the Christian, heaven is spelled H-O-M-E.

*************Today's Bible Reading __ Psalm 73:21-28************

21 Thus my heart was
grieved, and I was vexed
in my mind. 22 I was so
foolish and ignorant; I
was like a beast before
You. 23 Nevertheless I am
continually with You; You
hold me by my right hand.

24 You will guide me with
Your counsel, and afterward
receive me to glory.

25 Whom have I in heaven
but You? And there is none
upon earth that I desire
besides You. 26 My flesh
and my heart fail; but God
is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.

27 For indeed, those who
are far from You shall
perish; You have destroyed
all those who desert You
for harlotry. 28 But it is
good for me to draw near
to God; I have put my trust
in the Lord GOD, that I may
declare all Your works.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Asaph, who wrote Psalm 73, was one of David's three chief musicians
(1 Chron. 6:31,39; 15:16-17; 16:4-5; 25:1-2). He wrote 12 Psalms
that now bear his name (Psalm 50, 73-83). In this psalm, Asaph was
embittered (v.21) by the prosperity of the wicked (vv.1-14). But the
moment he understood the presence of God in his life (vv.23-26) and
the punishment awaiting the wicked (vv.27:28), his perspective on
material possessions changed. With God as his strength and portion
(v.26), he knew he had a permanent and eternal possession (v.25).
__SIM KAY TEE
_______________________________________________