Psalm 13
1How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart?
How long will my enemy triumph over me?
We are entering week number 21 since we began social distancing. Probably the most frustrating part of all this is that we do not have any more answers today than we did we all this started.
We are exhausted and confused and more at odds with each other than we have ever been. It is easy to relate to the Psalmist’s question, “How long oh Lord?” So many unanswered questions? Foremost in everyone’s mind is the question will we ever recover. What hope do we have for the future?
3Look on me and answer, Lord my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death,
4 and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes will rejoice when I fall.
In his wisdom the psalmist seeks out God for the answer to his despair.
5 But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.
6 I will sing the Lord’s praise, for he has been good to me.
It is all too easy to focus on our problem and find nothing but despair. But, “God’s mercies are new every morning and His faithfulness never comes to an end” These days remind me just how much I need God for without Him I have no hope. But He assures me over and over again that He is in control and I can trust in His Grace.
Pastor Mark
1How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart?
How long will my enemy triumph over me?
We are entering week number 21 since we began social distancing. Probably the most frustrating part of all this is that we do not have any more answers today than we did we all this started.
We are exhausted and confused and more at odds with each other than we have ever been. It is easy to relate to the Psalmist’s question, “How long oh Lord?” So many unanswered questions? Foremost in everyone’s mind is the question will we ever recover. What hope do we have for the future?
3Look on me and answer, Lord my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death,
4 and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes will rejoice when I fall.
In his wisdom the psalmist seeks out God for the answer to his despair.
5 But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.
6 I will sing the Lord’s praise, for he has been good to me.
It is all too easy to focus on our problem and find nothing but despair. But, “God’s mercies are new every morning and His faithfulness never comes to an end” These days remind me just how much I need God for without Him I have no hope. But He assures me over and over again that He is in control and I can trust in His Grace.
Pastor Mark
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