Daily Devotional

-March 1, 2021-

Good morning, happy Monday,

-Christianity Is All About A Personal Relationship With Christ-

“Whom I have in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You. My flesh and my heart may fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”

(Psalm 73:25-26).

The Psalmist Asaph who wrote this psalm began this psalm looking around him at the prosperity of the wicked. He even questioned whether living a godly life was in vain. But then he went into the sanctuary of the Lord, and understood the end of the wicked. He came to his senses and realized that he had the Lord and that is all he needed in heaven and on earth.

In verses 23-28, he uses the personal pronoun “my” eight times and “me” once. The greatest blessing of Christianity after the forgiveness our sins is our personal relationship with Christ. The Lord has a personal relationship with each of His children all at the same time.

Asaph asked the question, whom have I in heaven but You? There are and will be many saints in heaven but none can compare to the Lord Jesus Christ! The hymn writer Charles J. Butler wrote, “What matters where on earth we dwell? On mountaintop, or in the dell? In cottage, or in mansion fair, where Jesus is, ‘tis heaven there.” As great as heaven is, without Jesus it would nothing.

The psalmist also wrote, “And there is none on earth that I desire besides You.” Only the child of God can say this. There are many things we desire on this earth but none can compare to Jesus and our relationship to Him. He is our eternal, loving Lord and Savior. All the things of earth are temporary and transitory. We will leave everything behind when we exit this earthly scene to abide in heaven with the Lord. We have Him on earth, we have Him in heaven, Oh what a salvation that we have been given!

The psalm realized that this blessed relationship he had wasn’t based on his own goodness and behavior for his flesh and heart may fail; but on God who is the strength of his heart and his portion forever. We are not only saved by grace but also kept by grace. The Lord is everything to us.

The song writer put it well, “He is my everything, He is my all, He is my everything, both great and small. He gave His life for me, made everything new, He is my everything, now how about you?” Can you say today, Jesus is my everything, I desire nothing and no one else?

Let us have the right perspective as we view the rich people, famous people, and powerful people in this world; they have much, but if they don’t have Jesus, they are poor and have nothing. We are blessed beyond measure and beyond earthly treasure.

Have a blessed day with Jesus and desire only Him. Stay safe and healthy.

Dean