A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 49

A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 49
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

Hear this, all peoples; Give ear, all inhabitants of the world, Both low and high, Rich and poor together. My mouth shall speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart shall give understanding (Psalm 49:1-3).
 
Psalm 49 points us away from the deception of wealth and the false sense of security that riches can bring. “You can’t take it with you“ is a common saying people use regarding riches. However, the following saying can also be true, “You may not be able to take your treasures with you, but you can send them on ahead!” (Read Matthew 6:19-20).
 
True riches, and the richest riches, are Kingdom of God riches. Kingdom of God riches point us towards the things that last forever. Jesus placed top priority upon God’s kingdom when He told us to seek His kingdom first. Kingdom riches are secure. They have eternal value and relate to the things that matter most and last forever. 
 
Early in our marriage my wife and I joined a missionary organization that operated a Christian bookstore ministry in Puerto Rico. The staff in Puerto Rico lived communally and provided everything my wife and I and our two young children needed. Before leaving for the Island, we gave our few possessions to the missionary organization to use where needed.
 
Our time in Puerto Rico only lasted a year. We left with a treasure chest of life lessons but very little materially. When we landed back in Los Angeles we gathered our five suitcases (which contained all we owned) and waited outside for a family member to pick us up. As I stood looking down at those suitcases I was suddenly covered with a deep sense of God’s peace. In that moment God spoke these words to my heart…
“No possession you add to your life will increase the peace you now have, and no possession removed from your life will diminish that peace.”
 
True and lasting peace, hope, and love are Kingdom fruits that enter our hearts and remain because of the presence of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the only source of Kingdom fruit.
 
Insight: The treasures of the fruits of the Spirit are Kingdom realities and are not for sale.

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A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 48

A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 48
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised In the city of our God, In His holy mountain. Beautiful in elevation, The joy of the whole earth, Is Mount Zion on the sides of the north, The city of the great King. God is in her palaces; He is known as her refuge. We have thought, O God, on Your loving-kindness the midst of Your temple. According to Your name, O God, So is Your praise to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness. Let Mount Zion rejoice, Let the daughters of Judah be glad, Because of Your judgments. Walk about Zion, And go all around her. Count her towers; Mark well her bulwarks; Consider her palaces; That you may tell it to the generation following. For this is God, Our God forever and ever; He will be our guide Even to death (Psalm 48:1-3, 9-14).

All the insights that God is revealing to your heart are important treasures to pass on to the generation following. These insights are included as a vital part of your spiritual heritage to your children and grandchildren.

As we’ve already discovered, there are many Psalms that reveal who God is, what He does, and how His people respond to Him. Included below is a list of response questions that you can use while reading through the Psalms. These questions can help you discover new insights about your relationship with the Lord and your walk with Him.

Is there something in this Psalm or verse that…
*reveals who God is?
*reveals what God does, has done, or will do?
*reveals how God thinks or feels?
*reveals what God wants to do in me?
*reveals how I need to respond to God?
*reveals a step of obedience I need to take?
*reveals something I need to believe?
*reveals something new I have discovered?
*reveals a key word I would like to study?

One final question…
How can I turn this Psalm or verse into a prayer?

If a cluster of heavenly fruit hangs within reach, gather it.
If a promise lies upon the page as a blank check, cash it.
If a prayer is recorded, appropriate it, and launch it as a feathered arrow from the bow of your desire.
If an example of holiness gleams before you, ask God to do as much for you.
If a truth is revealed in all intrinsic splendor, entreat that its brilliance may ever irradiate
the hemisphere of your life like a star. -F.B. Meyer
 
Insight: Keeping a journal to capture what the Holy Spirit reveals to you through Scripture can be a helpful and practical way of passing along your spiritual heritage to future generations.

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A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 47

A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 47
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with the voice of triumph! For the Lord Most High is awesome; He is a great King over all the earth. He will subdue the peoples under us, And the nations under our feet. He will choose our inheritance for us, The excellence of Jacob whom He loves. Selah God has gone up with a shout, The Lord with the sound of a trumpet. Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! For God is the King of all the earth; Sing praises with understanding. God reigns over the nations; God sits on His holy throne. The princes of the people have gathered together, The people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God; He is greatly exalted (Psalm 47:1-9).

Psalm 47 focuses on Israel’s response to all God did for them as a nation and a people—the blessings He gave, the victories He won and the promises He fulfilled.

Who God is and what He will do for His people:
*He is the Lord Most High.
*He is awesome.
*He is a great King over all the earth.
*He will subdue people.
*He will subdue nations.
*He will choose their inheritance.
*He reigns over the nations and all rulers.
*He sits on His holy throne.
*He is greatly exalted.

How God’s people responded to Him:
*Clapped their hands
*Shouted with a voice of triumph 
*Sang praises 
*In other Scriptures we are also told that God’s people responded to Him by bowing down, by kneeling before the Lord, by lifting up their hands, by playing instruments and by blowing horns (David even danced before the Lord).

Perhaps this Psalm inspired Stuart Hamblen to write the following chorus and verse to his hymn It Is No Secret…

IT IS NO SECRET
There is no night for in His light
you’ll never walk alone
Always feel at home
wherever you may roam
There is no power can conquer you
while God is on your side
Just take Him at His promise
Don’t run away and hide
It is no secret what God can do
What He’s done for others, He’ll do for you
With arms wide open, He’ll pardon you
It is no secret what God can do

The greatest thing God did for us was to send His Son to die for us and reconcile us to God. That alone is reason enough for us to clap, sing, shout, kneel, bow down, lift our hands, blow a trumpet, and play an instrument.

Insight: God is not uncomfortable, indifferent, or displeased when His people express their praise to Him with clapping, singing, shouting, or lifting of hands.

Insight: “Nothing teaches us about the preciousness of the Creator as much as when we learn the emptiness of everything else.” -Charles Spurgeon

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A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 46

A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 46
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore, we will not fear, Even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though its waters roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! The Lord of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge (Psalm 46:1-2, 10-11).

As God’s children, there is so much for us to celebrate in Psalm 46. We can be who God asks us to be, because God will be to us all that we need.

Who God Is…
He is our refuge: A storm siren warns people to take immediate shelter because a tornado is approaching. That place of shelter is a refuge from the storm. God will always be our hiding place from every storm of life.

He is our strength: For the timid, God is our boldness. For the shy He is our courage. For the feeble He is our might.

He is our very present help in our time of need: God is a wholly Helper. He is never far away, never distracted, never unprepared, never ill-equipped. Best of all, He is enough!

He is the Lord of hosts: When it comes to getting a job done—quickly, correctly, completely, victoriously, amazingly—God has all the heavenly resources awaiting His command, including heaven’s armies and angels of every rank, power and authority. All that He has is on your side.

He is the God of Jacob: He is the covenant making, covenant keeping, covenant fulfilling God. Every promise He has made to Israel has been or will be fully fulfilled! Nothing has been cancelled, nullified, or transferred.
His forever promises are forever. He hasn’t lied or failed regarding Israel, and He will not fail or lie to you.

Because of Who God Is, We Can…
We can be without fear: There are hundreds of phobias that have been identified around the world. Everything from fear of heights to fear of public speaking. Fears can hold people captive, bind them, or paralyze them.  A small god isn’t great enough to conquer a big fear. Any god, other than the one true God, is a god too small. It’s the small god that will be unable to deliver someone from fear. It’s the small god who isn’t strong enough to be someone’s refuge. It’s the small god who is too weak to be someone’s strength.

We can be still: Being still does not mean being passive or indifferent. It means we can let go of the pressure to perform, to be in control, or to achieve certain outcomes. Being still means releasing all anxiety, striving and expectations. It means being quiet on the inside. It means that you go through your day with a quiet assurance that God has “got this”.

We can know who God is: God wants us to know who He is. He doesn’t want us ignorant or indifferent about who He is. It’s important to our faith and our daily walk.  He is “I Am!” That’s who He has always been and always will be. God will never be a “has been”.

We can know God through the ways He has revealed Himself to us. Those ways include:

Creation: Look outside. Look up. He made it all.
Scripture: God’s inspired, inerrant word.
Jesus Christ: He is the Word made flesh.
The Holy Spirit: He is our teacher who leads us into all Truth.

Insight: Here is a prayer you can always pray because God is always who He says He is…
“Father, be to me today, all that You are according to my need.”

Insight: When God says “I Am” it means that we are not (what a relief!).

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A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 45

A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 45

-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

Therefore God, your God, has anointed you, pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else (Psalm 45:7 NLT).

The honor, glory, and majesty of Jesus is proclaimed throughout Psalm 45. Verse 7 points us to the ministry of the Holy Spirit. The word “oil” symbolically represents the person of the Holy Spirit, and the word “anointed” represents His power and presence in someone’s life. 

Throughout Scripture kings, prophets, and priests were anointed with oil.

When Jesus began His public ministry He was anointed with the Holy Spirit. (Luke 4:18, Isaiah 61:1) Jesus is The Messiah, The Christ, The Anointed One. He is the only one to be anointed Prophet, Priest, and King.

Each of us, as followers of Jesus, need the anointing of the Holy Spirit upon our lives as we serve the Lord and minister in His name.

Here are three examples of how the anointing of the Holy Spirit impacts our lives:

• His is an anointing of joy.
  Joy comes from the Holy Spirit. Joy is His fruit. Joy has nothing to do with our human personality or our sense of humor. Joy is drawn from the well of God’s Salvation.

• His is an anointing of fragrance.
  The recipe of the anointing oil that was used by the Jewish priests in the temple contained rare and valuable spices. These spices carried a highly pleasing fragrance. The spices didn’t represent human niceness or sweetness, but the delightfulness of being in the presence of the Lord.

• His is an anointing of radiance.
  The light of the Holy Spirit can shine upon our countenance. His light has nothing to do with our looks or the kind of essential oils we use. His light is an extension of His glory. It is the Lord’s face shining upon you that will be seen by others.

Insight: With the human eye you might not be able to tell the difference between an artificial rose and a real one. But you can easily tell the real from the fake if you get close enough to smell them.

Insight: The anointing oil was never intended to be something that was to be admired or put on display. It was intended to be applied to someone’s life.

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A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 44

A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 44
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

We have heard with our ears, O God, Our fathers have told us, The deeds You did in their days, In days of old: You are my King, O God; Command victories for Jacob (Psalm 44:1-4).

I love to hear stories. I especially enjoy true stories. God stories are the best of all. I have a friend who published a collection of God stories that she experienced through the years. When I read them they immediately went to my heart. They built my faith and encouraged me to see the different and unusual ways God can use us to deposit hope and love into the lives of those who need to know God cares.

God stories enrich our legacy and impact the lives of others. Psalm 44 introduces us to their power and importance. Think of all the God stories that were passed on from generation to generation around the campfires of the Jewish people. Their deliverance from Egypt, the parting of the Red Sea, the crossing of the Jordan River, the fall of Jericho, and many, many more.

The legacy of God stories that my dad experienced were used by the Lord to lay a foundation of faith within my spirit that helped to build and strengthen my faith as I grew in the Lord. In my memoir I share a large collection of those stories to pass on to future generations.

In verse four of Psalm 44 we discover how the God stories of the past impacted the sons of Korah in their day. Their ancestors’ God became their God, and they called upon Him to also work mightily in their generation.
 
Insight: God’s story of your life is being masterfully written by the Author of the world’s best seller.

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A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 43

A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 43
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

Stir up Yourself, and awake to my vindication, To my cause, my God and my Lord. Vindicate me, O Lord my God, according to Your righteousness (Psalm 43:1).
 
Vindication is not the same as vengeance. The prayer request in Psalm 43 is not asking God to “get even”, but to help others “get it right”.

God will vindicate His people.

There can be times when friends, family, or other believers can misunderstand our comments, our motives, or our actions. Sometimes our enemies can misrepresent us, falsely accuse us, or come to conclusions that aren’t true. In those times it’s important to be assured that God knows our hearts, understands our intentions, and will honor our responses of obedience to His will.

The best choice you can make in every circumstance and in every decision is to agree with God. Say “yes” to His “yes”. Set your heart on obedience, plant your feet on His pathway, and give all you’ve got to be pleasing to Him. He will be your Defender. He will be your Explainer. He will be your Advocate. He will be your Vindicator. Keep your trust in the Lord and you will never be ashamed.

When my brother Don was in his twenties he was called by God to serve the people of Mexico. Don had no college degree, hadn’t been to seminary, had no financial resources, and didn’t know how to speak Spanish.

Before entering Mexico, he was interviewed by a mission board looking for new missionaries they could sponsor and send into Mexico. Don failed the interview. The person giving the interview told Don he had nothing to offer the Mexican people.

Don went anyway.

Don spent the next forty-five years giving his life to serve the Mexican people. Twentyfive of those years were spent pastoring one of the largest churches in the city where he lived. At his death, a long line of people stood outside the funeral home waiting to get in. A passerby, who saw the long line commented, “Someone important must have died!”

When Jim Elliot (the young missionary who was martyred in the jungles of Ecuador) was in Bible College, a student asked which degree he was studying for. Jim answered, “An AUG degree.”

The student replied, “What’s an AUG degree?”

Jim answered, “Approved Unto God.”

Jim’s life and Don’s life were very different, yet they both served the Lord in complete obedience to His call. Both were vindicated by their AUG.

Insight: If God has called you to do something, do it, even if others disagree, disapprove, or don’t understand. God will have the final say concerning your obedience to Him.

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A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 42

A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 42
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God (Psalm 42:1-2).

One of my favorite worship choruses that came out of the Jesus People revival in the 70s was based on Psalm 42.  Here is the first verse…

As the deer panteth for the water
So my soul longeth after Thee
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship Thee
You alone are my Strength, my Shield
To You alone may my spirit yield
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship Thee.

—Martin Nystrom

Psalm 42 begins by reminding us that both our bodies and our souls get thirsty and need water to drink. The water that the soul needs to survive and thrive does not come from a faucet, but from the Holy Spirit. It is living water. Only the Holy Spirit can quench the thirst of the soul. 

Jesus likened the Holy Spirit to a river of living water. In John 7:38-39 we read, “On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.”

Here is what we learn from Jesus’ words…

• Spiritual thirsting brings spiritual drinking.
• Jesus is the source from which living water flows.
• The Scripture promises that your thirst will be quenched by believing and receiving from Jesus.
• Jesus doesn’t give you a cup of water, instead He places within you a river of the Holy Spirit so you can be filled and overflowing.

Insight: Since Jesus has been glorified He has been filling thirsty believers with the Holy Spirit for generations. Only three things are needed:

1. Be thirsty.
2. Ask Jesus to fill you with the Holy Spirit.
3. Drink.

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A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 41

A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 41
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

Blessed is he who considers the poor... (Psalm 41:1).

 
Jesus told us that the poor would always be with us. It’s clear that God’s eternal purpose for the human race is not to make everyone materially wealthy. However, for now, the poor can become wealthy in the things that matter most.

My dad lived his entire life as a poor man according to the world’s standards. When he died there were no possessions he could pass on as an inheritance.

Yet, during his life he made it possible for me to become one of the richest men on earth. In our correspondence he would sometimes jokingly begin his letters by saying, “Dear Roy, heir of the Lessin millions…”. Of course he was speaking about eternal riches! He could say that because when I was nineteen he prayed with me to receive Jesus as my Savior and Lord. The riches I received through that one prayer will keep on giving forever!
 
There are many ways we can respond to those who are poor, needy, helpless, or weak. Sometimes it’s through an organization and sometimes it’s through our own plans. Sometimes it’s intentional, and sometimes it takes us by surprise. I would like to share with you one of those surprise times.
 
As my wife and I arrived home from church she stopped at our front door and said, “I believe God wants me to bring some groceries to our neighbor.”

I told her to go ahead. A few minutes later she walked next door carrying a bag full of groceries.
 
Our neighbor was a single mom with two young daughters. When she heard my wife’s knock she immediately went to the door. To her surprise, my wife said, “This bag of groceries is for you. It’s a gift from the Lord.” Our neighbor, with tears in her eyes responded, “A few minutes ago, my girls and I sat down at our table for lunch. I had just finished thanking the Lord for our meal when I heard your knock. The thing is…we have no food in the house!”

Insight: God always responds, remembers, releases, redeems, renews, reestablishes, restores, refreshes, revives, and rewards (Psalm 41:1-3).

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A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 40

A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 40
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry. He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, And established my steps. He has put a new song in my mouth—Praise to our God; Many will see it and fear, And will trust in the Lord (Psalm 40:1-3).

I don’t think many of us fully understand how lost we were and how bad life was without Jesus. I had a friend who once asked me, “Roy, if you ever find the meaning to life please let me know.” At the time I was living a life without Jesus and had no answer to give.

Because of sin, selfishness and pride, each of us has struggled to escape our own “horrible pit” and “miry clay” that David speaks about in Psalm 40.

No philosophy, no club, no religion, no society, and no amount of our own efforts can rescue us.

God, and God alone, is our Redeemer and Deliverer.

Here are ten powerful, freeing and amazing things we discover about God’s redeeming love in verses 1-3,8:

• God’s arm is long enough to reach us wherever we might be trapped.
• His hand is strong enough to lift us out of any miry clay, or the entrapment of quicksand that wants to pull us under.
• When sinners cry out to God for help, He answers with mercy. 
• When sinners repent and confess their sins, God answers with forgiveness.
• God’s redeeming love does even more than show mercy and forgiveness, it washes away all the stench and filth that defiled us.
• After we’ve been cleansed, God places our feet upon a rock that is unsinkable and unshakable, giving us a firm and secure foundation to build our lives upon.
• God continues to extend His redeeming love by placing us on the pathway of holiness.
• In our journey God deposits a love song of praise and adoration that fills our hearts with worship.
• As His story is being written in our lives, God works through us so others will put their trust in the Lord.
• Doing God’s will becomes our daily delight as we live to please Him (verse 8).

Insight: Redemption is a mightier work than creation. Scripture says it this way…

Creation shows us God’s handiwork;
Redemption shows us God’s right arm! (Psalm 77:15)

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A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 39

A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 39
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

“And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You. I waited patiently for the Lord (Psalm 39:7, 40:1).

A theme in Psalm 39 is time, the number of our days, and the brevity of our lives. In verse seven the focus shifts from ‘time’ to ‘timing’. The two key words that emphasize timing are ‘wait’ and ‘hope’.

Wait—Since the day Jesus ascended to the right hand of the Father, His followers have been waiting for His return. Today, as we wait for the Lord’s return, we also wait upon the Lord to lead us, guide us, direct our steps, and to fulfill His plans and purposes for our lives. It’s okay if His timetable is different than ours. Our times are in His hands.

Hope—There are a multitude of promises and prophesies given in Scripture. The difficulty for us is not in knowing about these promises and prophesies, but in the timing of their fulfillment. Hope is how we wait. We wait expectantly, not indifferently; we wait peacefully, not anxiously; we wait confidently, not doubtfully.

In His Time
I wait on God to bring to pass
All He’s promised me,
And as I wait, I rest with hope
In what I cannot see.
For in His way He will provide 
At just the perfect time,
Everything that’s good and right
To bless this life of mine.

Insight: At a time when life was very busy a co-worker told me, “There’s always enough time in a day to do God’s will.”

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A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 38

A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 38
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

Those also who render evil for good, they are my adversaries, because I follow what is good. Do not forsake me, O Lord; O my God, be not far from me! Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation! (Psalm 38:22)
 
Sometimes air travel can best be described as a collection of difficult life experiences. When you board a flight and are told to keep your seatbelt on after takeoff due to inclement weather, it’s hard to kick back, relax, and enjoy the flight. My throat gets lumpy when a flight gets bumpy, and my heart skips a beat when they tell me to stay in my seat. There’s only one thing that can quiet my nerves after I experience a sudden drop in altitude caused by severe turbulence, and that’s the sound of the wheels safely touching down at the scheduled destination.
 
Psalm 38 can be described as a collection of difficulties happening to David from different sources and for different reasons. The “severe turbulence” he is experiencing has caused him to wonder if he will safely land on the runway of God’s mercies and be delivered, healed, and victorious once again.
 
If you were looking for a psalm to cheer you up, you would probably skip Psalm 38…that is until you read the last four words…” O, Lord, my salvation.”

These four words represent David’s “safe landing place”. The last word in this psalm is “Salvation”.

For David, and for each of us, our safest place and surest place of finding the fullness of God’s mercies is in Jesus (Yeshua), our Savior, our deliverer and our Salvation!

Insight: God, who can sometimes seem far away, is in reality, the God who is always there.
 
He’s always there when things go wrong;
He’s always there when my hope is gone.
He lifts me up when I’m in prayer,
He’s never far when I’m alone,
He’s always there!
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A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 37

A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 37
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

Trust in the Lord and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness (Psalm 37:3).
 
It would be hard to pick a favorite psalm, but Psalm 37 would be on my top ten list. Verse three of this psalm would be included in my list of top ten favorite Bible verses. This verse came alive to me when I was a young believer preparing to serve the Lord in Mexico. I’d like to share with you the circumstances in my life that made this passage so meaningful…
 
My wife Char and I, along with my brother Don and his wife Bev, were renting a small house near the beach in Ensenada, Mexico. We were there for three months to study Spanish before moving to central Mexico to begin missionary work in the back country.
 
When we moved to Ensenada, we had enough cash and supplies to last about a month. We had no reserves, no backup plan, and no committed support.
 
Our first test of faith came one morning when both fuses blew in the electric fuse box, and we ran out of drinking water. At that time fuses cost 10 cents each, and drinking water cost 20 cents for a five-gallon jug. Our total need was only 40 cents, but among the four of us we didn’t have a cent.

We didn’t know what to do.
 
Later that morning, my brother told us he was going to take a walk on the beach to pray. About fifteen minutes later he opened the front door of the house with his hand extended.

“Look what I found” he said. 
“What is it?” we asked.
“A five-peso bill” he calmly replied. (At that time a peso was worth 8 cents.)
“How did you get it?” We asked in amazement.
“I was walking and praying on the beach when I saw something sticking up in the sand. I couldn’t make out what it was, so I bent down and picked it up. There in my hand was this folded five-peso bill!”
 
Later that day, with our electricity working and a five-gallon jug of water in the kitchen, my brother shared this scripture with me, “Dwell in the land and feed on His faithfulness.” That day, the Holy Spirit planted that verse in my heart, and it’s been a treasure ever since.
 
Insight: The old, old story from someone’s life, can become your new, new story whenever the Holy Spirit plants within your heart a seed from the Word of God.

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©2026 Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow. Photo by Marina Bromley. Used with permission, all rights reserved.

Restore, Renew and Refresh in the Psalms
Green Pastures. Quiet Waters. Righteous Paths.
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