Monday... I'm not budging! I'm not budging!

Here is what David says in Psalm 27:1b (MSG), "I've thrown in my lot with you, God, and I'm not budging." "I'm not budging." Some people just throw out words but don't really mean them.

He goes on in verses 2 & 3, "Examine me, God," (See if I really mean it) "from head to foot, order your battery of tests." (Could that be what we have been going through? Are we being tested to see if we really mean what we say? And are we becoming stronger through this testing so we will be able to do what we say we will do?) "Make sure I'm fit inside and out so I never lose site of your love, but keep in step with you, never missing a beat."

It is so easy to say stuff in a moment of confidence but waver in a time of despair. But we can mean what we say when we are on top and prove it to be true in times of testing and despair. I'm not budging! I'm not budging. Say that and really meaning that can hold us steady no matter what we are going through.

David then says in verse 12 (NLT), "Now I stand on solid ground, and I will publicly praise the Lord."

And I publicly praise You, God! And I'm not budging from this solid rock no matter what comes my way. I've thrown in my lot with You. And as the NLT puts 1b, "I have trusted in the Lord without wavering." Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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