I love this verse, God, our protector, keep us in mind; always give strength to your people. For if we can be with you even one day, it is better than a thousand without you. These words come from psalm 83, verse 10-11. The implications of this prayer are powerful. They encourage us to go further.
We tend to see God as beyond us, somewhere out there, a deity to be adored. But this psalm invites us to see Divinity as close to us, and someone we can and should develop an intimate relationship with, someone so loveable that one day alone is worth a thousand others.
Perhaps this is also a message to our hearts...that one intense experience of God can help us endure those dry and dark times when he seems far away.
Another scripture verse I dearly love comes from Jeremiah. I know well the plans I have in mind for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare, not for woe! Plans to give you a future full of hope.
Such words can give heart to our journey, knowing that God is near, that one's experience of God can be very powerful should help us realize that the Divine Being has plans for us, full of hope.
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