Saturday, January 10, 2009

Psalm 23:6 - A new revelation

Have you ever read a familiar passage of the bible many times, yet in every time you received a different revelation?

Slept at 2am the previous night, yet woke up at 8:30am this morning. I tried talking to Father, yet was kind of still in a daze mode so went back to lie on the bed. Yet I couldn't get myself back to sleep again. I was being prompted to read Psalm 23.
At that moment I was thinking to myself; "That old familiar Psalm again?"
The Lord is my shepherd I shall not be in want.... blah blah blah...

It's is not that I have memorised this Psalm, just that it has been preach about many times, and I was wondering why read it again. Well I drag myself to get the bible to my bed. Sat on my bed, flipping over to Psalm 23. I briefly read through it once thinking it's rather dry, and went back to sleep. Yes I remembered I had highlighted Psa 23:6, cos Father use this passage to comfort & encourage me, after I was being release from the army back in Feb 2004.

While tugging myself back to sleep, Father "force" me to get up & wants me to read it again. I heard Him saying; "Son read it again, I'm going to give you a personal revelation of this Psalm."
Therefore I read it again.

Yes it is indeed a personal revelation to me. Many a times, when Psalm 23 is being recited in church whether during prayer or preaching. And when it comes to verse 6, it will most likely be recited as; "Surely goodness & mercy...."

Probably it's only me, perhaps many of you out there may have already spotted this long time ago. That's why I said it is a personal revelation to me.
Although I have hold this bible for the past 6-7 years & I had had highlighted this verse, only this morning than I realised NIV has a different translation.

In the NIV version it is written as;
Psa 23:6
Surely goodness and love
will follow me all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.


Since my release from the army, I kept this promise of the Father that goodness & mercy shall follow me all my days. Which I don't deny, He is still faithful in this. All these while how could I have read love as mercy?
Surely goodness & LOVE will follow me. How true isn't it? All my life Father display such deep love in my life. Father actually meant to tell me this 4 years ago, goodness & LOVE will follow me. Not only mercy, most importantly it was His love that follow me.
It is only until today than I realise this.

Today at around 12:30pm, don't know why I began to pray for her.
Father please watch over her. No matter what I have had invested my life & love in this relationship. Yes no matter how much I can't bear to let go, ultimately I still have to. Father despite the countless sacrifices made, I also don't want to deny the countless hurts, heartbreaks and disappointments I had caused in her. I may not have live up to her standards. There's no complete right or wrong in all these. No one can fully take the blame, both to a certain extend are hurt. Father help her to realise how much you love her. I can no longer take care of her. Please guard her, protect her, and most importantly love her. Father love her in the way she desires to be love.

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