WEEKLY REFLECTION by Pastor Lap Dinh on Psalm‬ ‭84‬:‭1‬-‭4‬

“How lovely are Your dwelling places, Lord of armies! My soul longed and even yearned for the courtyards of the Lord; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God. The bird also has found a house, And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may put her young: Your altars, Lord of armies, My King and my God. Blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah” ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭84‬:‭1‬-‭4‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

> Recall a moment when you walked into a place, and in that space, every core of your being and all of your senses were touched—elevated to cloud nine. It was when you could not help but break the silence, uttering, "How lovely is Your dwelling place, Lord of Armies!" God's presence—when fully experienced—no soul can ignore. We will long and yearn for God’s presence, even if only from the courtyards (outside space), even just a glimpse of it. Our spiritual and physical being just automatically sing for joy to the living God, who even cares for tiny creatures, like birds and the swallows, providing for them their daily needs. Those who encountered the Lord of armies will worship Him, calling on the Lord King and God. This means, they submit every aspect of their lives to His rule and reign. When this happens, the inevitable outcome will be a life of blessedness and the unstoppable response is praises unto this King—the triune God the Farther, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.