Psalm 27

Psalm 27

One reorientation of our thinking makes this Psalm and so much of scripture more understandable. If we think of ourselves as physical beings who happen to have a spirit, much of the Bible doesn't seem real. But if we think of ourselves as spiritual beings who happen to have physical bodies, things are different. This life is hard, and often in this life evil does prevail.

But if we are primarily spiritual beings, we can have confidence in what we see in verses 13 and 14. When we set our spiritual being as a priority, our greatest desire is to know and worship our creator. Even if we are in prison for our faith, we can seek the Lord in worship, meditation, and prayer. Spirits are confident in the physical difficulties of the body. Physical beings are frail and weak, and circumstances can beat them. Notice in verse 14 that waiting on the Lord and being strong is about the heart or the spirit, not the arm or the body. Worshiping and our home in heaven are not consolation prizes; they are the whole purpose.

“Lord, help me have the right perspective about my body and spirit. AMEN.”