Longing For Heaven

 

O Lord, what place can be compared in loveliness to the dwelling place of God. It is a place of unparalleled beauty, unique in splendor an unutterable glory. O God, my soul longs, yes even faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out to Thee. How blessed are those who dwell in Your house-

 

Oh I am like a swallow, restless, and darting and soaring on the air currents, sojourning in the wilderness - longing to find a resting place for my soul. Blessed are those who dwell in Your housel they are ever praising Thee.

 

How blessed is the man whose strength is in You, in whose hearts are the highway to Zion! This world is not our home, though we are in it, we are not of it. Our heart is set on pilgrimage.

 

O God, as I pass through the Valley of weeping I will convert it into spring – even in the midst of sorrow I will trace the rainbow through tragedies  into triumphs and use misfortunes as stepping stones to greater things of heaven.

 

You, O God, are my shield, You r Holy Spirit my comfort and my teacher, He refreshes me, providing pools of cool clear water for my soul, food for my spirit man giving me strength to endure

 

O Lord of Host, hear my prayer- You are sovereign over the vast multitudes of angels beings, You are infinitely high but also intimately nigh – behold my shield and look upon the face of your anointed – A day in Your courts is better than a  thousand elsewhere, I simply cannot conceive  the glory, the joy, the beauty, the freedom of being where You are.

The Lord God is a sun providing illumination in my darkest hour and my shield of protection against my enemies. You give me grace along the way for every time of need, and then You will give glory at the end of my journey as You welcome me into Your eternal home.

 

O blessed is the man who trusts in You! So come Lord Jesus, I pray.

 

                  Your servant, Susie

 

 

 

           

 

 

 

The Unclouded Day