Set Your Mind

Psalm 84:5; 7a Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, whose heart is set on pilgrimage... they go from strength to strength.

I don't know about you, but my heart gets set on many, many things. So many of those things produce stress, strife, anxiety and/or temporary fulfillment that never satisfies. In the 84th Psalm they are headed on a journey toward Jerusalem for the Feast of Tabernacles to celebrate in worship.

Worthy of congratulations is the man whose heart is set on God. That's what the word "blessed" means - worthy of congratulations. Wow - can you see it? The person who SETS their hearts on pursuing God is never lacking in strength. In fact, it says that they go from "strength to strength." That's an unending, renewable power that the government and the green industry knows nothing about!

There's just something about pursuing God - HIM - not just the "stuff" of Him that powers our lives. Can I tell you something pretty cool? In Acts Chapter 2, they were in Jerusalem for the Feast of Tabernacles; it coincided with Pentecost. The Jews of that day were descending upon Jerusalem with Psalm 84 in their mouths as they had their hearts set on the worship of God. Then came the sound of the rushing mighty wind! The power and strength they had before was incomparable to the strength that was now coming with the giving of The Promise of The Father - the Holy Spirit!

Now when we set our hearts toward the pilgrimage of worship, it manifests inside us according to the power of the Spirit. Consider this favorite Scripture of mine in Ephesians 3:20: Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the POWER THAT WORKS IN US. Verse 20 began with acknowledging Him ("Now unto Him") - look at verse 21: to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. There's the praise given in the journey.

Set your heart on the journey of worshipping God. When you do, strength to strength is your new life's motto. When you do, the Spirit of God will empower you with unending, all-renewing, unstoppable strength. Now let's end with the final verses of Psalm 84:11b-12: The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly. 12 O Lord of hosts, Blessed is the man who trusts in You!

Congratulations are in order for you today, my Christian friend. Blessed indeed!