YOUR WORDS, THE SONGS OF MY PILGRIMAGE

February 12

Psalms 119:54 Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.

When the children of Judah where exiled in Babylon, people came to them wanting to hear one the songs of Zion. They wanted to know about the place the God of heaven had so miraculously given to His Children. It pained the exiled to sing songs from Jerusalem, because even though the rebuilding of the Temple and the restoration of the city was prophesied in their books, it reminded them so much of home which at the time laid in ruins (Psalms 137).

During our exile on this earth, Jesus has gone to prepare a place where we will eventually live again with Him (John 14:3), and this place, my friend, doesn’t lie in ruins. It is the New Jerusalem, which is described in details in many passages of the Bible (Revelations 21-22). We need to look forward to it with the joy of the pilgrim who has finally attained his goal. We need to daily encourage ourselves with the sweetness and safety its songs. Hopefully, someone will then come along and ask us to sing to them one of the songs of ‘Zion’ that tells them about the beautiful place God has prepared for them that love Him.

We are pilgrims and strangers in this world for only a short time as. Our native land, the Kingdom of God is much better than any of the realms this world has to offer. Knowing that, with godly pride, let’s remind ourselves of where we are from and most of all, of where we are headed,. It won’t be long now. Someday soon our soul will leave this earth-bound clod and reside in its eternal home.

What are the songs if our earthly pilgrimage? Are they the songs that glorify the Spirit of God so people want to know more about His Kingdom? Or are they the songs that glorify this decadent world of man?

Ephesians 5:19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;