Day 41 - Psalm 122

Touchy-Feely Blessings

What a psalm of unity and blessing! "I was glad when they said unto me, 'Let us go into the house of the Lord.'" Wouldn't it be great to look around with joy and say, "Hey! Let's go into the Lord's house! Let's worship together. Let's praise the Lord and be thankful together."

Maybe we could post our collective Facebook status on Sunday morning at 8:00 or 10:45 - "Let's go worship the Lord together!" Knowing that our brothers and sisters all over the globe are gathering together to worship, as is time zone appropriate.

"Every tribe of the LORD obeys Him, and comes to you to praise Him!" He's speaking here of Jerusalem, but someday, we'll all gather in Heaven - the new Jerusalem - and joyfully worship together. What a beautiful blessing to speak over someone - I will pray for things to go well for all that love you!

The body together, Jerusalem is a solid and beautiful city! The church unified is also a strong and beautiful family, bringing the needs of others before the throne of God. "I will pray for peace!"

"Because of the House of the LORD our God, I will work for your good." Jerusalem was home to the House of the LORD, so the psalmist wanted good things for Jerusalem. But could the converse be that if I were not home to the Holy Spirit of God, I might not work for your good? Because the Holy Spirit lives in us, you and I are united in our love for "Jerusalem" - the Lord, His church, each other. I put my agenda aside and work for what is good for you, as Christ did for me! It's all intertwined. Jerusalem, the new Jerusalem, anyone that loves Jerusalem, anyone that loves the Lord, we're all united! We all work for the good of the whole loving, joyful, sanctified, peace-seeking conglomerate!

Everyone may not wake up every Sunday morning, jump out of bed and say, "Let us go into the house of the Lord!" But sometimes, we might feel that way.

Through the course of your day, whenever it is that you read this post, may the blessing from Psalm 122 also be upon you, a Temple of the Holy Spirit, and fellow lover of Jerusalem:

I pray that you will have peace,

and that all will go well for you,

and for those that love you.

Come, let us go into the house of the LORD!

- submitted by Andrea Eller