May 31

In Psalm 73:28 it says, "It is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God and made Him my refuge that I may declare all His works." There is a two-pronged blessing in this short verse and it is contingent upon the declaration that the believer makes at its beginning.

We are to draw near to God and we are to declare our trust in Him. Our heavenly Father realizes that we will never trust Him from afar. We must draw near to Him if we are to realize His goodness and mercy and love and salvation. He knows that mankind is not capable of love from a distance.

When we have drawn close to Him and have seen the salvation He purchased for us at the great cost of the life of Jesus Christ, we will recognize the heart of love from which His incomparable Gift springs. With that realization the trust we place in Him comes full circle!

At that point, the fruit of the blessed Gift becomes applicable to our lives as we have found Him to be our refuge from all life's storms. Then we will allow Him to overflow from our hearts to those around us. Then we will reach out to them with His love and salvathion through Jesus, the great Gift in Whom they, too may trust.