(84:1) Joy and Strength - The writer longed to get away from the daily grind of life to meet God inside his dwelling place, his holy temple. We can meet God anywhere, at any time. But we know that going into a church building can help us step aside from the noisy world so we can quietly meditate and pray. We find joy and strength not only in the building itself but also in the prayers, music, lessons, sermons, and fellowship of the church, as well as through times of solitude and reflection. 

Each day, we walk through the Bible chapter by chapter, making an application of our text to help us grow in the Lord. Many applications can be made from each day's text. Today, we continue in the Book of Psalms with Chapter 84. In our text today, we see a theme of how God's living presence is our greatest joy. In making application, we see how our greatest joy is the presence of the Lord in our lives. Being surrendered Christians, we learn nothing compares to His presence in our lives. Today, the enemy attempts to fill our lives with activities and worldly thoughts. These "things" rob us of our time with the Lord and, unfortunately, our joy. How about you? Are you full of the joy of the Lord? Let us learn from our Psalm and Text today to remember that the Joy of the Lord in our lives is conditional to the amount of time we spend in His Presence.