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Pilgrimage Of The Heart—Satisfy Your Longing For Adventure With God Copyright © 2003 by Catherine MartinPublished by Quiet Time MinistriesPalm Desert, California 92255www.quiettime.org

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Second Edition published by Quiet Time Ministries © 2016

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J Contents j

Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Introduction Week Viewer Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

week 1: Set Your Heart on Pilgrimage—Psalm 84:1-6

Day 1: Contemplating Pilgrimage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Day 2: The Call to Pilgrimage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Day 3: The Commitment to Pilgrimage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Day 4: The Course and Character of a Pilgrim—Part 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Day 5: The Course and Character of a Pilgrim—Part 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Days 6 and 7: Devotional Reading by G. Campbell Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . 47Week One Viewer Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

week 2: The Journey of the Pilgrim—Psalm 84:7-12

Day 1: The Consistency of the Pilgrim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Day 2: The Confidence of the Pilgrim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Day 3: The Conversation of the Pilgrim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Day 4: The Comfort of the Pilgrim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Day 5: The Claims of the Pilgrim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Days 6 and 7: Devotional Reading by Charles Spurgeon . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Week Two Viewer Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

week 3: The Song of the Pilgrim—Psalm 13

Day 1: When It Seems Like Forever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Day 2: When God Hides His Face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93Day 3: When I Am Losing the Battle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Day 4: When God Is My Only Hope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105


Day 5: When I Can Finally Sing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Days 6 and 7: Devotional Reading by James Montgomery Boice . . . . . . . . 113Week Three Viewer Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

week 4: The Refuge of the Pilgrim—Psalm 46 Day 1: Have You Found Your Refuge? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119Day 2: Where Is God in the Storm? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123Day 3: Who Is With You in the Storm? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127Day 4: Who Is Your Fortress? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Day 5: What Are You to Do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Days 6 and 7: Devotional Reading by G. Campbell Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . 143Week Four Viewer Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

week 5: The Devotion of the Pilgrim—Psalm 5

Day 1: The Focus of Your Devotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Day 2: The Time of Your Devotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153Day 3: The Place of Your Devotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157Day 4: The Substance of Your Devotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161Day 5: The Result of Your Devotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165Days 6 and 7: Devotional Reading by Matthew Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171Week Five Viewer Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

week 6: The Prayer of the Pilgrim—Psalm 107

Day 1: The Foundation of Your Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177Day 2: The Definition of Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183Day 3: The Necessity of Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187Day 4: The Practice of Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193Day 5: The Power in Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199Days 6 and 7: Devotional Reading by F.B. Meyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205Week Six Viewer Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207


week 7: The Faith of the Pilgrim—Psalm 73

Day 1: Two Ways of Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211Day 2: The Step of Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217Day 3: The Progress of Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223Day 4: The Object of Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229Day 5: The Result of Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235Days 6 and 7: Devotional Reading by F.B. Meyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239Week Seven Viewer Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

week 8: The Home of the Pilgrim—Psalm 27

Day 1: You Are Everything I Need, Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245Day 2: I Seek One Thing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251Day 3: Yes, Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257Day 4: I Am Still Confident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265Day 5: I Will Wait for the Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271Days 6 and 7: Questions for Pilgrims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277Week Eight Viewer Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

appendix

Leader’s Guide and Discussion Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317Journal and Prayer Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319


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Set YOur HeArt On PIlgrImAge

Psalm 84:1-6

Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage.

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COntemPlAtIng PIlgrImAgeHow lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD Almighty!.

Psalm 84:1

Prepare Your Heart

Our hearts yearn for that place called home. No matter how many years we spend on earth, or how comfortable we may feel where we live, our hearts long for permanence and security.

If you have known God for any length of time, you have discovered that you are, like Abraham, one of the “strangers and exiles on the earth” (Hebrews 11:13, nasb). Your home is with the Lord. He is the place of comfort—your refuge and strength. Thus, you must set your heart on pilgrimage (see Psalm 84:5). What does that mean? This week, in your quiet times with the Lord, you will discover the importance of pilgrimage and how to set your heart on this great journey.

Take some time now to withdraw from earthly things and draw near to the Lord so you can maintain a fixed eye on Him as He leads you. Spend some time in silence, drawing near to God, asking Him to quiet your heart and bless your time together. You may write a brief prayer expressing your thoughts in your Journal in the back of this book. Place all that has been consuming your heart and mind in recent days at the throne of God.

Read and Study God’s WordPsalm 84 is the focus of your study this week. The author of Psalm 84 is listed in the

superscription as one of the “Sons of Korah.” Commentators think he was either far away from the temple1 or, as a Korahite of the third branch of Levi’s tribe, assigned the humble work of a doorkeeper at God’s temple2 (see 1 Chronicles 26:1-8). Whether the author was present at the temple or not, he clearly loved being in the temple. That is the point of our study. This psalm is a pilgrimage psalm and describes the believer’s desire and faith journey to worship the Lord in His temple. In the Old Testament, the Lord’s temple implies the Lord’s presence. This psalmist longed to be near God.

1. Read Psalm 84 through once, recording your first impressions.


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2. Read Psalm 84 again, meditating on the words. What do you learn about the psalmist’s desires, his statements of faith (what he knows to be true about God, God’s house, one who is blessed, and so on), and his prayers?

The psalmist’s desires

The psalmist’s statements of faith (what he knows to be true)

The psalmist’s prayers

3. Summarize in two or three sentences your most significant insights about the psalmist’s pilgrimage.

4. How would you define pilgrimage?

5. How is your pilgrimage like the psalmist’s? What can you learn from him that will help you on your journey?


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Adore God in PrayerClement of Alexandria defined prayer as “keeping company with God.” Commune with the

Lord today using the prayers in Psalm 84. Personalize each prayer. For example, beginning with verse 1 you might say, “How lovely is Your dwelling place, O Lord Almighty. How I long to be near you. You are majestic and holy and worthy of my highest praise.” As you talk with the Lord, remember He is the one with whom you will spend all eternity and He is your great Companion on your pilgrimage. Bring any immediate needs and desires to Him. You may wish to write out your prayer requests using the Prayer Pages in the back of this book.

Yield Yourself to God

It is only by leaving home and taking a pilgrimage that we will begin to see how our own stories are interwoven with the great romance God has been telling since before the dawn of time. It is on this pilgrimage that we begin to see that each of us has a part in the cosmic love affair that was created specifically with us in mind…Entering into the sacred romance begins with a decision to become a pilgrim of the heart.3

Brent Curtis and John Eldridge in The Sacred Romance

Do you live as a pilgrim on earth? Have you engaged in the pilgrimage of the heart? You may wish to express your thoughts in your journal at the back of this book.

Enjoy His PresenceWhat was your most significant insight today in your quiet time? Write it out in the space

below. Carry that thought with you throughout the day, allowing it to remind you of the Lord’s presence in your life.

Rest in His Love“And He said, ‘My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest’” (Exodus 33:14 nasb).

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The Pilgrim Of God

You have just completed the first week of study in Pilgrimage of the Heart. Today we are going to talk about what it really means to be a pilgrim of God. We will explore the powerful truths from Hebrews 11, the Gallery of God’s Great Pilgrims, also known as the Hall of Fame of Faith. So grab your Bible and let’s get into the Word of God.

“By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he lived as an alien in the land of promise” (Hebrews 11:8-9).

Five groups of Psalms: Psalm 1-41, 42-72, 73-89, 90-106, 107-150.

Seven Types of Psalms: HymnLamentThanksgivingConfidenceRemembranceWisdomKingship What does it mean to be a pilgrim?

A pilgrim is one who ________________________________________in a foreign land.

What we learn from Abraham about being a pilgrim of God?

1. Becoming God’s pilgrim mean that you are __________________________by God to be His pilgrim.


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2. To be God’s pilgrim you must ___________________________, not knowing where you are going.

3. The pilgrim of God lives in this world as an _____________________in a foreign land.

4. The pilgrim of God does not appear to have much of anything in this _______________.

5. The pilgrim of God has a permanent _______________________that is not of this world.

6. The pilgrim’s _______________________is the motivation for how he lives in the present.

What do you need to pack in your bags for the journey?

What sets the pilgrim apart from the world?

________________________________________________________________to God.

To be devoted to God means a committed, passionate ____________________________ to the King of your homeland which is the Kingdom of God. Your devotion to God is your concentrated effort and intention to see beyond the physical world to the ____________________ realm.

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