“May those who fear you rejoice when they see me.”
Taken from Psalm 119:73-80
This section of Psalm 119 contains the typical appeal to God for understanding of His commands and the wisdom/strength to follow them but it also has this unique line – ‘may those who fear you rejoice when they see me.’
It’s a funny supplication. It initially seems that the author is asking for recognition or glory but I wonder about the true intent behind the prayer.
What if we learned to take greater joy in the fellowship of the Christian church; the body of Christ?
Or what if our faith was so attractive/contagious/joyful that when other believers saw us they would be encouraged and enriched in their own walk? I know that I went through a time last year that I was bitter when I came across someone who seemed so full of the Spirit but now I gain great joy from it. It is a wonderful thing to see the hand of God at work in someone’s life; to see someone in constant communion with Christ.
I hope to get there and be an encouragement to friends around me – that those who fear the Lord would rejoice when they see me!
November 12th, 2010 at 8:04 pm
come visit! and then we will see you and rejoice!