My Portion Forever

I was senseless and ignorant;
    I was a brute beast before you.

Yet I am always with you;
    you hold me by my right hand.
You guide me with your counsel,
    and afterward you will take me into glory.
Whom have I in heaven but you?
    And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
My flesh and my heart may fail,
    but God is the strength of my heart
    and my portion forever.

—Psalm 73:22-26 (NIV)

Merciful God,

Whom have I in heaven, but You?  And what here on earth could I truly desire besides You?

How foolishly and ignorantly I act, at times!  How I must seem like a senseless animal, the way that I carry on in front of You!

Still, all the while You are continually there beside me, claiming me as Your own and holding tightly to my right hand—so that when I stumble I do not fall completely down, so that when I wander I am not lost forever .

By Your counsel, You lovingly guide me along the way I should go—when I make the time to seek Your face and listen—and You will take me home to my glorious destiny, according to the perfect timing of Your plan.

My body may fail me, and my mind, will and emotions may grow weak, but You will always remain my strength, renewing my spirit forever—for You will never leave me.

You are mine forever!

Whom have I in heaven, but You?  And what here on earth could I truly desire besides You?

In the name of Jesus, Amen.