I remember growing up I loved going to buffets. One of the reasons I look back with fond memories is because you can decide what food you wanted and how much of it. I often would eat until I was full, until I had enough portions to satisfy me. With life, with anything other than God, we will head back to the buffet line. The LORD is the One who alone can satisfy. That is why the Psalmist says, “The LORD is my portion” (verse 57). And what does it look like to live out the truth the LORD is our portion? It means we resolve and promise to keep His Word. We are not seeking counsel outside of His wisdom or looking for a second opinion. Instead, we are resolving to follow Him with our whole hearts, fully committed to submitting ourselves under His word and not half-heartedly choosing when we will obey God’s word and what commands are too hard. However, this type of whole-hearted devotion cannot be done in our own strength. That is why we pray for the grace of God. In His kindness, He gives us the power to turn to Him and to remember His works. We are so prone to forgetting and turning from what He has called us to. This is crucial because there will be challenging days (verse 62). When we are tempted to give in, we recall God has given us a spiritual family who will hold us accountable. It is accountability for the sake of wisdom, namely the fear of the Lord. When we are looking to other things for satisfaction, we need others in our lives to encourage and exhort us that only the LORD can be our portion. As we rest hold of that and seek to grow in our relationship with God, we witness the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord (verse 64). Through the good days, the bad days, and all the days in between, God is enough. He sent Jesus to live the life we could not, die the sinner’s death we deserved, and rise again to show us Jesus is our portion. Will we believe it?

Reflection Questions:

1. What are you tempted to place as your portion other than God? Confess it to him.
2. Who can help hold you accountable in your walk with the Lord? Ask them today.