“I have set the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure.”
Psalms 16:5
The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. I bless the LORD who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me. I have set the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure. For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption. You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Lamentations 3:24
“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”
Psalms 23:5
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Psalms 73:26
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalms 119:57
The LORD is my portion; I promise to keep your words.
Psalms 142:5
I cry to you, O LORD; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
Wow, what words of encouragement and hope when He is chosen, relied on, trusted in, and desired. Listen to how men of God humbly talked about and described God in their life: My portion, my strength, my refuge, my hope, my joy, my instructor, my security, my counsellor. Is it possible we have so many distractions that it keeps us from a deep desire to know and serve Him more each day. We all go through times of busyness yet there are those who seem to have found a way to keep God first in the midst of all of it. What distracts you from seeking and walking with Him? Whatever it is – make a mental decision and choice to begin new today with a heart desire to honor, glorify, serve, and obey God – place these first over all the other things of this life that can distract you.
