Good Trades

Imagine if you could have anything in the world. What’s the catch? Oh well…you can only have it for a thousand days, but think one thousand days that’s like 2 years and 8 months (yes I actually did the math out). Well I know what I would want, maybe I would be a really good baseball player and play for the Red Sox, or maybe own a nice Italian restaurant… Well the Psalmist who wrote Psalm 84 had the same idea, but it was a little different. Verse 10 says “Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere”. Wow. James writes that faith is shown in our actions and deeds (for more check out James ch.1-3), and this Psalmist definitely expresses his love for God enough to give up a thousand days anywhere he could desire for one day in the courts of God. I wrote earlier about poor trades and Felix was definitely bad at trading, he couldn’t see that to spend even one second in the glory of God is just indescribably amazing. While we won’t get this chance to trade in 2 years for one day in the presence of God we can trade in what gets in our way of God. For example baseball (yes I said it) can definitely get in the way so sometimes I need to tone it down a bit and put God first. While it is never easy it is definitely 200% worth it (number intended).