Read Through the Bible in a Year 2018 Day 176: Whom Have I in Heaven but You?

Good morning, everyone!

Today I read Psalms 70-73, and I'm going to focus on Psalm 73.

This psalm was written by Asaph. Did you know not all the psalms were written by David? I was so surprised when I learned that a few years ago. Now, I try to pay attention to who wrote the psalm before I read it.

Today I'm only going to focus on part of the psalm. Verses 25-28, to be exact.

Whom have I in heaven but You? And besides You, I desire nothing on earth. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. For, behold, those who are far from You will perish; You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to You. But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made the LORD GOD my refuge, that I may tell of all Your works.

Does any of that sound familiar? Some of these verses are used in a few songs that I know. The psalms are used in a lot of modern worship songs.

I love these verses. If we have God, we have all that we need. There is nothing we need besides Him, and He is what we should desire the most.

No matter what goes wrong, or what fails in our bodies or our emotions, God is always with us. He is our strength. He is our refuge, and we should tell of all He has done for us.

I hope you'll join me tomorrow when I read Psalms 74-77.