Reverence and Awe

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Morning: "The Lord is my portion, saith my soul." - Lamentations 3:24

A sweet devotional. I really like the hymn that Spurgeon uses:

"Lov'd of my God for Him again
With love intense I burn;
Chosen of Him ere time began,
I choose Him in return."

Spurgeon quotes from Psalm 16, my favorite Psalm, where David also describes the Lord as his portion.

5 O Lord, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup;
You maintain my lot.
6 The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places;
Yes, I have a good inheritance.
7 I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel;
My heart also instructs me in the night seasons.
8 I have set the Lord always before me;
Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices;
My flesh also will rest in hope.

And hence Spurgeon's exhortation to us:

Let us rejoice in the Lord always; let us show to the world that we are a happy and a blessed people, and thus induce them to exclaim, "We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you."

Lord God, please help us walk with You, and delight in You, and witness You to a world that needs You. Please use us to drawn near to You all that You have chosen.

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