Psalm 55:4–8 (ESV) —
4 My heart is in anguish within me;
the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
5 Fear and trembling come upon me,
and horror overwhelms me.
6 And I say, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and be at rest;
7 yes, I would wander far away;
I would lodge in the wilderness; Selah
8 I would hurry to find a shelter
from the raging wind and tempest.”
NOTE: I remember
this Psalm from a quiet time many years ago. I can't find it in my notes. I
remember the feeling. You can feel David's despair and depression. He would
like to run away. His enemies are too strong for him. And it doesn't seem to
end. In verse 1, he pleads for mercy. I like the emphasis on mercy. It means
that the person realizes he is unworthy of the Lord's help. He is deserving of
nothing and so he falls back on mercy -- which is God not giving to us what we deserve. The Psalm ends with the words, "But I will trust in
you." That is what we are called to do, every day, not just during those
incredibly painful moments. I don't want to go through those pains again to
learn I need to trust in God. Trust needs to be part of my every day
experience. Yes, life has fears right now, but I don't find myself worried. God
has provided a good job, so I don't find myself concerned. I do worry a little
for my children to choose correctly, but all I can do is pray.
PRAYER: Father,
praying daily is my best defense against forgetting who I must trust in. My
application will be to make that my second priority of the day after quiet
time.
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