Selah Days

In the daily flow of life, there's often little pause. Even here, in our empty-nest days, Mr. Bill and I find only brief moments of pause.  Scripture repeatedly uses a word: Selah or pause, and think of that. In David's Psalm 24, he applies an amazing title to Almighty God - the King of Glory.  Such a title should compel Believers to flock to and long for His Presence.  In reality, as a people, we are driven to many things other than Holy God.  If we are totally honest, we give the Holy One and holy things little attention during the course of a day.  Psalm 42 says, “As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the Living God …” (V. 1-2a).  Dare we admit to possessing such intensity for God?  I suggest, rather, we stumble in this because we do not have a proper view of this King of Glory.  David writes: “Who is this King of Glory? The LORD of hosts, He is the King of Glory. Selah.” (Psalm 24:10).  Perhaps David had a good grasp on Who God is and how God longs to be known among men: yes, King of Glory and King of all the other things to whom and what we give undue attention and allegiance.  Let us pause and consider God – the King of Glory; pause again and again, making Selah the way of our days.