October 31, 2012 – Psalms 84 – 85

Better to be the last in Heaven than the first in hell.  That is how I would wrap up 84.  To just be on God’s threshold is better than staying in the palace of an evil one. Do we really think that.  Do we know enough to turn away the promises of bigger and better things when we know the foundation is wrong.  When we sing “Better is one day in your house” do we really understand that, do we really feel it, is it present in our actions. 

85:11 is one that I have heard before, but I cannot remember when.  “Love and truth will meet; justice and peace will kiss.”  It speaks of a time when God fulfills all His promise and all is one.  It is also something to really reflect on.  When you think of what the world tells us is “love”, reflect on whether is meeting truth or are they divided.  When love and truth meet, that is where you will find God.  If your idea of love is a lie, some distortion, it is not love and God is not there.  If your idea of peace does not “kiss” justice, it is not a real peace. It is a counterfeit, a lie, and will only lead to injustice and a lack of real peace.