Lord's Day Devotion - LORD-dwellers

 There are cave-dwellers and city-dwellers but what about LORD-dwellers?  I ask this respectfully and with reverence towards God.  Moses mentions it in his prayer.

"LORD, You have been our dwelling place throughout all generations.  Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God" (Psalm 90:1-2 NIV).

These verses seem to connote that one could live and find a place of rest in the LORD.  One could stay in Him throughout one's life time and so could your descendants and so on.  This is because God has remained a constant since before the creation of the world, from everlasting past and throughout time to everlasting future.

To remain in one specific place without moving here or there, sounds restful; no constant unheaval.  To be able to rest in the LORD and He be the anchor and home of our souls is such a blessing and privilege in this changeable world.  Our unchangeable God in Whom we can make our home will never fail us (see Zephaniah 3:5).

Moses found this to be a boon for his soul.  When we believers in Jesus Christ abide in Him, we too can have this solace.  He's not going anywhere so we can depend upon Him throughout our lifetime.  We can depend upon Him to also be that home for our children, grandchildren and for other future generations to come.

When we get to heaven we will still be dwelling in the LORD for the duration of everlasting future.  This future has already begun if we are currently dwelling in the Lord through faith in Jesus.

Praise the Lord all you who trust in Him as you go to meet together with other believers on any given Lord's Day.  As you partake of the broken bread and drink of the cup of wine in remembrance of Jesus in his death and resurrection, give thanks with a grateful heart that no matter if you live in a cave or the city, you can dwell in the Lord, that you can be a LORD-dweller.

Abide in Him.

Everlasting Father God, we lift up our grateful hearts to You, full of praise and thanksgiving.  You allow us to dwell in You and someday soon we will also dwell with You.  We cannot fully imagine what it will be like to dwell above with You but we can get small inklings of it as Moses did.  Thank You for being there for us and letting us dwell in You.

In Jesus' most precious name, amen.

                                                   ~ERC  February 2024~

Based on Psalm 90:1-2 NIV.

Sing, What Will It Be to Dwell Above, along with Alan Parks.