I have set the Lord always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Psalm 16:8
Two weekends ago at Camp Elkanah in the Blue Mountains, I heard testimony from a woman named Cindy who lost everything in the fire that raged through the Canyon Creek area this fall. All was lost…except her prayer bench. Though the forest around it was engulfed in raging flames and her home incinerated, God preserved her place of prayer. Because she has set the Lord always before her, He was at her right hand speaking stillness into her soul when the flames came.
God calls us to set Him in front of our faces. The Eternal God is always present, always near, but I choose whether to set Him before me and into my field of vision or focus on other things that flare up in my face.
I’ve come to realize that I set the Lord before me when I set myself before Him. He longs to reveal Himself to us, but we have to stop and meet Him face-to-face. So, every morning, I set myself before my Lord and see Him at my right hand. Throughout the day, and even in the restless hours of the night, I set myself before God. Faith sees Him and feels His gentle grip.
Though the fires come and storms nearly undo me, He speaks stillness into my soul when I turn to face Him. Oh, that I would learn to do it more!
Look to the Lord and His strength; seek His face always. Psalm 105:4