“Who do I have in heaven but you? And compared to you, earth has nothing I desire. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:25-26
Heavenly Father, it’s an almost mid-November Saturday, and things are fixing to get super busy. As hard as it is to believe, within the next six weeks, we will celebrate both Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Like Asaph (who wrote Psalm 73), it’s the perfect time to get recentered, settled, and focused on what (Who) really matters. Holiday seasons have a sneaky way of fueling our forgetfulness, discontent, and envy. So, we are glad on this November 11 to reaffirm that you are our quintessential treasure, eternal portion, and greatest joy. Compared to you, everything else shrinks to its size, value, and importance.
Abba, grant us more satisfaction in yourself than in any other story, situation, or relationship we would choose for ourselves. Thank you for giving us many gifts to enjoy, but we want you to be the most gratifying feast of hearts—our banquet, passion, and inheritance. By your Holy Spirit, make it so
Heal our Gospel-amnesia, penchant for comparison, and ingratitude. We easily forget we are your heart-chosen children of delight—those you have saved by grace, hidden in Christ, sealed for eternity. Free us to live these next several weeks with hearts of gladness, a core of peace, and hands of servanthood. So Very Amen.