Psalm with the first three of the six
requirements and promises it contains. This month we complete our study of the Psalm with
the last three.
The Psalmist states the fourth requirement this way:
For thou, O Jehovah, art my refuge! Thou hast made the Most High thy
habitation; (V. 9)
Paul told the Thessalonians
to "pray constantly" (1 Thess 5:17) which is a reminder to all of us to remain
open and receptive to divine ideas and divine guidance. Ideas of love, life, intelligence
and substance are our inheritance and the means to a whole and meaningful life. Also, our
guidance often appears as an unexpected idea which saves us from any number of negative
experiences. There are two ways to learn right living. One is through trial-and-error or
experience which may take a long time and require many difficult lessons. The other is by
following ideas and guidance which come to us by remaining God-centered. In this way we
can be saved from useless suffering and from learning all things through worldly
experience. Also, the illusions and misleading information which come through the senses
and from human "wisdom" will have no power to harm or distract us from our
special path of wonder.
There shall no evil befall thee, Neither shall any plague come nigh
thy tent. (V. 10)
For he will give his angels charge over thee, To keep thee in all thy
ways. (V. 11)
They shall bear thee up in their hands, Lest thou dash thy foot
against a stone. (V. 12)
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: The young lion and the
serpent shalt thou trample under foot. (V. 13)
The next requirement:
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: (V.
14a)
Jesus said, "You shall
love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your mind,
and with all your strength." (Mark 12:30) He was drawing upon Deuteronomy 6:5. Often
people think of love as the warm feelings of human emotions which arise for another.
However, from a spiritual perspective it is so much more. Love is one of the divine powers
so there is only one love–God love. Expressed in human, limited ways we create
separation in consciousness when in reality, love is a harmonizing, unifying power. To
"love the Lord your God" is to be fully one with God in mind and body. Recognize
that your mind is really God-mind and your body is God-body. We have no mind or body, life
or intelligence of our own. When we realize our oneness with the source of all good, there
is no lack of anything necessary for our life on this planet. No matter what we think we
need, what we always need is a greater awareness of God and his nature as absolute good.
I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. (V. 14b)
The final requirement in our Psalm is:
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; (V. 15a)
Ask for what you need; call
upon God for anything. Paul told the Romans, "the same Lord is Lord of all and
bestows his riches upon all who call upon him." (Romans 10:12) Charles Fillmore said
in Prosperity, "The only lack is our own lack of appropriation." (P. 15) Every
need is already met but it is up to us to appropriate what is prepared. We appropriate by
knowing that nothing can keep our good from us, believing in its presence, accepting it as
already prepared for us, affirming its presence in our lives and giving thanks for the
perfect fulfillment. We ask, not for God’s sake because God wants to be asked or
begged to supply our needs, but for our own sake by appropriating what already exists in
Divine Mind. Any need or desire can be fulfilled if we ask believing we shall receive.
I will be with him in trouble: I will deliver him, and honor him. (V.
15b) With long life will I satisfy him, And show him my salvation. (V. 16)
The universal Principle must
always keep its part of the covenant; it must because it is unchanging law. It is for us
to keep our part of the covenant in order to tune into the life, love, substance and
intelligence of God.
He who dwelleth in the secret place of the most high shall abide in the shadow of
the Almighty. (V. 1)