Last Retreat Post:
Thursday, I had every intention of staying until Friday, but I woke up with thoughts of things I needed to do, a bill I forgot to pay, an appointment I needed to keep. I realized in that moment, I was done. God had accomplished all He wanted to do in me for the moment. So, I gathered up my things, checked out and headed home. The words of Psalm 73 came to mind as I left.
“Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory. Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Those who are far from you will perish; you destroy all who are unfaithful to you. But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign LORD my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds.” [Ps 73:23-28]
Funny, because as I sat here this morning writing, my Daily Bible Verse arrived in my email. And it was from Psalm 73: “Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”
God is reminding me that while I may be back to the daily routine and the work He has called me to, that He is my strength and my portion, forever. I may no longer be on a quiet retreat, intentionally cut off from the rest of the world. I might not see the mountains clearly from where I now sit writing. Bob may have the news on in the other room and noise has returned to my life. Still, God is with me. He is my strength. He is my portion.
There is nothing I desire more than to “know” Him here and to “see” Him in eternity.
Amen.
