The one thing I ask of the Lord—
the thing I seek most—
is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
delighting in the Lord’s perfections
and meditating in his Temple.
For he will conceal me there when troubles come;
he will hide me in his sanctuary.
He will place me out of reach on a high rock.
- Psalm 27:4-5 (NLT)
From the ends of the earth I call to you,
I call as my heart grows faint;
lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
- Psalm 61:2 (NIV)As this school year comes to a close, I can’t help but think about how God has been good to me. Its been hard, disappointing, frustrating, tiring, overwhelmingly lonely, painful and just down right sad a lot of the time. But I know that no matter how much I’ve screwed things up or how others have messed me up, God is in control. It has been a profoundly hard lesson and I feel like I’m still struggling in many ways, yet I’m getting better.
Highrock has been an immense blessing to me since my freshman year and in my recent struggles. The similarities to my home church, in theology, emphasis on Scriptures, spiritual community and discipleship, has been the greatest comfort to me. I’ve learnt so much and felt God guiding me through the sermons each week. When you’re going through a difficult period of sadness, anytime you hear or feel God’s comfort, it means so much more than anything else.
Psalm 27 has become the Psalm of my life, its words has constantly resonated in my heart for the last 5 years in various contexts. I never noticed the New Living Translation until about a year ago when Pastor Dave shared about how he came to Highrock. When I heard him share from Psalm 27, I knew that I was brought to this church not by chance but for a purpose.
Lord, lift me up and let me stand
By faith on heaven’s table land
A higher plane than I have found
Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.
(Edit: There’s a double post of this on my Tumblr. Stupid Tumblr and its errors.)
