Today’s passage: Psalm 84
Helpful thoughts:
- This is a psalm of ascents. It was to be sung on the way to worship in Jerusalem at the Temple.
- There are three uses of being “blessed”:
- Blessed are those who dwell in your house (Verse 4).
- Why? Because they get to sing praises continually.
- Blessed are those whose strength is in you (Verse 5).
- Why? God has put it in their hearts to draw near to Him.
- Blessed is the one who trusts in You (Verse 12).
- Why? Because God is the LORD of hosts. He is over all. He will never know defeat. Trusting in anyone or anything else is folly.
- Blessed are those who dwell in your house (Verse 4).
Questions to consider:
- How could these truths and blessings be applied to prayer and worship together with the church? (Hebrews 4:16, Hebrews 10:19-25)
- What things/distractions/values keep us from seeing things like prayer, Bible reading, church meetings as being better than a thousand days doing anything else? Who is it that makes going to church a great thing? Who is responsible for making it anything less than exhilarating (Your pastor included!)?
- What actually makes relationship with God truly exhilarating? If we think “bells and whistles” will make being with God more appealing, what are we missing? (Psalm 73:25-26)