I have a serious bug. You may think it's still the flu (which I had earlier this week--not fun!). But I've had this bug for much longer than that. I have a travel bug.
I haven't traveled to very many places...yet. But I definitely have a mental and literal list going of the countries and cities and shops and museums I'd like to visit. For Christmas, my best friend bought me a subscription to a travel magazine. Every single issue is filled with beautiful pictures of fabulous getaways. And my lists are getting longer every single time I read it.
In today's passage, David wrote about his perfect getaway.
Light, space, zest— that's God!
So, with him on my side I'm fearless,
afraid of no one and nothing...
When besieged,
I'm calm as a baby.
When all hell breaks loose,
I'm collected and cool.
I'm asking God for one thing, only one thing:
To live with him in his house my whole life long.
I'll contemplate his beauty; I'll study at his feet.
That's the only quiet, secure place in a noisy world,
The perfect getaway, far from the buzz of traffic.
God holds me head and shoulders above all who try to pull me down.
I'm headed for his place to offer anthems that will raise the roof!
Already I'm singing God-songs;
I'm making music to God...
Stay with God!
Take heart.
Don't quit.
I'll say it again:
Stay with God.
David's perfect getaway was simply a place where he could find God's presence. Talk about a budget vacation! In David's day, that place was usually the Tabernacle (or a Tent of Meeting)--in other words, church. But God's presence has never been confined to a building. You and I can find "the perfect getaway" with a laptop on our living room couches (that's where I'm at now!), a park, a coffee shop, a conference room or a beach in the middle of Hawaii.
The perfect getaway is a place we can go to spend time with God and to worship Him. Wherever that place is, because you're with God, you can walk away feeling like David felt--light, restored, peaceful, energized and strengthened. The experience of prayer, worship and hearing/reading God's Word changes you for the better. Who wouldn't want that? And if that experience could happen on top of the Eiffel Tower, even better!
Tomorrow: Psalm 32-35
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