Advent Day 7. 

Psalm 122 

Music:

Holy Spirit; Written and performed by Maximilian 
Secret Place; written and performed by Simon Wester 
Every Saturday, we’re going to look at a passage from the book of Psalms, and see how it points us to Jesus during this Advent season. The psalms are a blend of prophecy and story, of heartache and hope, of struggle and deliverance, and there is much that we can learn as we reflect and meditate on them. Psalm 1, for example, says that the one who meditates on Scripture and delights in God’s word, will be blessed. They will prosper, they will be like a tree planted by a stream. They will yield fruit, and their leaves will not wither. In other words, delighting in the word of God and taking time to meditate on scripture is giving our souls what they need in order to thrive and flourish. 
As we meditate on the Psalms during Advent, may we experience the presence of the Lord, and in turn, the blessing of the Lord. Today’s psalm, Psalm 122, was written by David for the people of Israel to sing on their way towards Jerusalem, where they would worship at their feasts. And he starts the song by saying that he was glad when he got to go to the house of the Lord in Jerusalem. Now, Jerusalem was chosen by David to be the place where the Ark of the Lord, the very presence of God, would dwell. The infinite God, unbound by time and space, decided to constrain himself to one location, in order to assure his people of his presence and his promises to them. 
As one writer says, “He is everywhere, but he was there.” David was glad because he was going to be in the very presence of God. This advent, we are invited to join David and the people of Israel in this journey. Just as they were on their way to Jerusalem, we are on our way towards Christ’s birth. Just as the people of Israel got to go to the house of the Lord, we get to go to his house, too. But there is an important distinction to make between our journey and the people of Israel’s journey. They had to go to a specific place at specific times in order to experience God’s presence. But we get to experience God’s presence every moment. God’s presence is here, with us, right now, through the Holy Spirit. We experience his presence, his Holy Spirit, because of Christ’s coming. The infinite God, unbound by time and space, decided to constrain himself, once again, to one location. But Christ came so that all may experience his presence at all times, through the Holy Spirit. And in his presence, we give thanks to him. In his presence, we find peace. In his presence, we find freedom. Let us be glad that we can be in the presence of God today. 
Let us be glad that we can experience his peace. And let us be glad as we wait for Jesus’s coming with the eager expectation that, through him, we can go to the house of the Lord. Let’s spend some time in prayer. Pray that the Holy Spirit would fill you with his presence. Pray that you would know the peace and freedom of Christ this season. And pray that you would enjoy and delight in the Lord’s presence with you

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