the Third Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
John Gossner's Treasury
Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple. Psalms 65:4.
Who shall dwell in "the courts" of the Lord? The chosen to whose heart Jesus has come, whom His grace has drawn, who constantly feel His nearness and taste His goodness these are, verily, satisfied with the blessings of His house and with the sacred things of His temple. For we ourselves are His ’"temple," says the Apostle Paul (1 Corinthians 3:16; Hebrews 3:6), if we abide in Him and persevere in faith and ardent love. How can we lack comfort when He dwells in us as in His house? Who should not yearn for these courts of the Lord, which are so full of the riches of grace and comfort? Who should not in all faithfulness remain therein when grace has placed him there? He who once has tasted how good the Lord is, who has once perceived His presence oh, may he also remain in Him and no more seek any comfort outside of Him! For as soon as he tries this, and the Lord alone is not sufficient for him, then is he shown out of the courts of the Lord. The rich consolation, which flows only in the Lord’s house, which is enjoyed only in His holy temple, in intercourse with Him, ceases and dries up outside of the "courts of the Lord. " He becomes wretched and miserable, poor, blind and naked, even though he imagines himself to be ’’rich and increased with goods, and having need of nothing" (Revelation 3:17).
In the land of light and love;
Pleasant are Thy courts below.
In this land of sin and woe.
O, my spirit longs and faints
For the converse of Thy saints.
For the brightness of Thy face,
For Thy fulness, God of grace!
