Many families will be traveling the roads this summer to their favorite vacation spot for a time of rest and refreshing. With GPS technology so readily available now, an “old fashion, unfold it, bigger than one person can hold” map is a rare sight. I like to always have a map because it is important to know where you are and where you’re going, if for no other reason than to be able to answer when that classic question of vacation comes up, “are we there yet? “
The Psalmist was watching the travelers making their way to Jerusalem to worship in the Presence of the Lord. He describes “their map” in Ps. 84:5,
…(They) have set their hearts on pilgrimage. NIV
...In whose heart are the highways to Zion! NASB
Their map was not a piece of paper that showed the turns of a road but an internal pathway that led to the place of refreshing, Zion, the House of God.
The Psalmist goes on to tell us that the anticipation of worshiping in the Presence of the Lord kept them going through every circumstance of life, making even the dry, weary place a place of praise, knowing that they were just that much closer to the place of refreshing, the place of rest. (Vs. 6,7) And when the travelers arrived, they declared Ps 84:10, Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere;... NIV
The real refreshing for your soul this summer will be in the Presence of the Lord! Make plans to join us for Times of Refreshing as we welcome back Gary Pack for a week of revival services this month.
Pastor Tommy Thompson
