Contented with My Lot

After having lunch with my husband the other day, a very special treat in itself, I headed back to work under a clear blue sky with the sun shining on a beautiful autumn day. I had a very conscious thought that I am very happy with my life. I sighed contentedly and thanked God for blessings totally undeserved. I was suddenly overwhelmed with how good God is to me always. Psalm 16:6 came to mind. The psalmist says, “The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.” In the verses preceding, David pledged his loyalty to the Lord, denouncing idolatry and those who run after and sacrifice to other gods. Charles Spurgeon said that “David believed in an overruling destiny which fixed the bounds of his abode, and his possessions; he was satisfied with all the appointment of the predestinating God.” David was rejoicing as I did in the largeness of God's goodness to him. However, as I looked at this passage more closely and read verse 5, which says, “The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup...”, I surmised that David's joy was more in the Giver God than in the gifts given. Yes, my life is so very good, and its boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places, but my contentment is and always will be in God my Father, my Savior, my Holy Spirit. Be encouraged and contented today in Holy God.