“Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations.” Psalm 90:1
What is a dwelling place? These aren’t words that we often use today. You may never hear a young child asking a friend, “Yo, you mind if I come over to your dwelling place?” Or a housewarming party where the hosts welcome everybody by saying, “Welcome to our dwelling place!” But in essence, that is what a dwelling place is. It’s a home, a refuge, a place where someone can return to for refuge and protection. Home is oftentimes where you know that you can go to experience love and warmth, and even safety from harsh weather.
In Psalm 90, I believe that such an important truth is revealed to us. It is one that I pray and hope every person would be able to really hold onto, stand firm in when faced with difficult circumstances and hard times in life.
I had the chance recently to serve at KOSTA Youth English ministry, which is a retreat for youth group children. I was given the opportunity to preach a couple sermons and join in worship through praise songs and prayer. It was truly an amazing blessing to be a part of it all as I experienced the Spirit moving. It was during the prayer times, however, that God made something ever so apparent to me. It seems like a simple statement, but the thing that kept popping up in my mind is that there is simply so much brokenness in our lives. Brokenness, difficulty of life, pains of loss, and the need for acceptance and true love are so real. My heart broke for many of the students as they shared with me and I prayed for them. In the midst of brokenness and hurt, I saw hope as many were crying out to the LORD, surrendering up their lives and circumstances to Him. Oh, how we need the touch and healing of the Heavenly Father.
