“The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him” Lamentation 3:24
I enjoy eating, a lot; therefore, portion is a word with which I am very familiar. When thinking about the word portion, I see someone cutting a pie. He looks around the table, sizing up each eater, for whom he is cutting, and then factors in the other eaters at the table, while considering the supply of the pie. A look of apprehension steals across each hungry face, as the pie distributor seems to be running out of pie! The person cutting the pie understands and says, “Don’t worry, I have more pies in the kitchen. You will get a piece.”
So much hope is couched in that comment. When my piece is being cut, I look with earnest attention for this piece is my portion. Hope charges through me, for this is my piece of the pie!
The Lord is our portion. He is the piece that is mine. What a comfort in our world, where hope seems to ebb and flow as the tides of the sea. I have a part in this life. The Lord is my portion! He is the supply on which I can count on with all that is served to me in this life. Let hope grow once again! He, the Lord of Glory, is the portion that is coming my way! For “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” (Psa. 23:1) and “Thou preparest a table before me…my cup runneth over” (Psa. 23:5). –J.O.