{"id":285,"date":"2009-08-07T01:22:26","date_gmt":"2009-08-06T14:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blesspress.com\/journal\/?p=285"},"modified":"2009-08-07T01:22:26","modified_gmt":"2009-08-06T14:22:26","slug":"one-thing-i-have-desired-of-the-lord2-samuel-4-7-psalm-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blesspress.com\/journal\/one-thing-i-have-desired-of-the-lord2-samuel-4-7-psalm-27\/","title":{"rendered":"One thing I have desired of the Lord&#8230;2 Samuel 4-7, Psalm 27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of my favorite Psalms today, so I&#8217;ll quote it fully:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?<\/p>\n<p>When the wicked came against me to eat up my flesh, my enemies and foes, they stumbled and fell.<\/p>\n<p>Though an army may encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war may rise against me, in this I will be confident.<\/p>\n<p>One thing I have desired of the Lord, that will I seek, that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in His temple.<\/p>\n<p>For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; in the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock.<\/p>\n<p>And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me; therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in his tabernacle; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;. Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the Lord.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dear Lord, I am still struggling with the hurt inflicted by that man at dinner last night. Please help me to understand how you want me to deal with it.\u00a0 Thank you for the lovely words from PC this morning, and for the continued love and care of my family. Thank you Father, for every thing in my life. In Jesus&#8217; name, Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of my favorite Psalms today, so I&#8217;ll quote it fully: &#8220;The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 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