Back in the middle 1960s I was part of an Explorer Post (a branch of the Boy Scouts for older boys). We made a summer trip to Region 7 Canoe Base in the backwoods of Wisconsin. We were doing a 50-mile canoe trip through the wilderness and had to carry all our provisions for the week with us. At one camp where we overnighted, we were camped at the top of a hill overlooking a pretty good sized fresh-water lake. The lake was pristine and refreshing because we had just struggled through about three miles of shallow marsh loaded with blood suckers. Everything was black by the time we got to the lake.
After cleaning up, we made camp. Believe it or not, there was an outhouse seat (yes, just a wooden box with a hole) sitting on the side of the open hill overlooking the lake. Of course, there were no other people on that remote lake, so we had privacy without having privacy. But I felt a little insecure sitting there.
Did you know it is normal to feel insecure while you know you are secure? That’s called walking by faith. My circumstances may be scarey, but faith tells me my position is in Christ and its going to be alright. How secure are you?
Tags: adventure, faith, security
“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever” (Psalm 23:6).
What a wonderful outlook David had with the Lord as his shepherd. Each of the two sections of this final verse is loaded with optimism:
1) God’s goodness and mercy will follow me every day that I live. How good is God? Even though I am bad, His mercy follows my every step. And this will continue up to the last moment of our lives. These great characteristics of our Great God follow a believer like a shadow, influencing our every step. If I live a long life I’ll be blessed every day.
2) And when I breathe my last down here, I will then dwell in the house of the Lord for all eternity. If my life is cut short, I’ll be blessed forever. I win if I stay, and I win if I leave. With this great hope in our hearts, how can we fear and how can we worry? That is the assurance that carries us onward toward God daily giving us hope.
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