Welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread. I'm Kirsten Holmberg, and I titled

Our Reading, Permanent Address. Not long ago, we moved to a new home, just a short distance from our old one.

Despite the close proximity, we still needed to

load all of our belongings onto a moving truck because of the timing of the financial transactions.

Between the sale and the purchase, our furnishings stayed on the truck and our family found temporary

lodging. During that time, I was surprised to

discover how at home I felt, despite the displacement from our physical home, simply because I was

with those I love most, my family. For part of his life, David lacked a physical home. He lived life on the run from King Saul.

As David was God's appointed successor to the throne, Saul perceived him as a threat and sought to kill him.

David fled his home and slept wherever he found shelter.

Though he had companions with him, David's most earnest desire was to dwell in the house of the Lord,

to enjoy permanent fellowship with him.

Jesus is our constant companion, our sense of home no matter where we are.

He's with us in our present troubles and even prepares a place for us to live with him forever. Despite the uncertainty and change we might experience

as citizens of this earth, we can dwell permanently in our fellowship with him every day

and everywhere.

Today's Our Daily Bread devotional scripture reading is from Psalm 27, verses 1 through 6.

The Lord is my light and my salvation.

Whom shall I fear?

The Lord is the stronghold of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?

When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall.

Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear. Though war break out against me, even then I will be confident. One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek, that I may dwell in the house of the

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