23 Nevertheless, I am continually with you;
you hold my right hand.
24 You guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will receive me to glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you?
And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
26 My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength[a] of my heart and my portion forever. (Psalm 73:23-26 ESV)
As we conclude Psalm 73 we see the Psalmist has come full circle. He was bitter and disillusioned with what he witnessed in others, but realizes in the end God is truly our only refuge. Whom have I in heaven but you?
It can be easy to let the world get to us and let the enemy bring us to a state of harshness with God. I speak to many who have been church hurt and now have no community apart from family and friends. They speak of their disillusionment and disappointment. Even when we are happy in our faith life we can watch others who have no religion succeed and become envious or angry. But we have to remember that this world is fleeting. In light of the eternity we are promised with God what is anything of this earth?
Reflect on: Go back and reread this chapter. Reflect on a time, maybe now, when you were disillusioned and draw yourself back to God.
