Sunday Psalm Secure In Difficult Times
Sunday July 10, 2016
Look on my suffering and deliver me, for I have not forgotten your law. Defend my cause and redeem me; preserve my life according to your promise. Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek out your decrees. Your compassion, Lord, is great; preserve my life according to your laws. Many are the foes who persecute me, but I have not turned from your statutes. I look on the faithless with loathing, for they do not obey your word. See how I love your precepts; preserve my life, Lord, in accordance with your love. All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal. (Psalm 119:153-160 NIV)
Does God care when life is difficult for us? Without question the answer is "Yes". God sees our suffering and is aware of our pain, and with compassion and strength He is ready and willing to help us through our difficult times. Just like the writer of these verses we often find ourselves in circumstances where we feel we need someone to stand up for us and defend our cause. Sometimes we feel like we've fought hard and long and still have taken a beating. We get tired, and we need new energy and a fresh perspective. God has just what we need. No one will care for us like God does. The depth of God’s love and compassion for us far exceeds that of the kindest individual we could ever meet.
God gives us principles for life and clear directions that will take us forward one day at a time. Others around us may do whatever they choose to do, but God wants us to focus on our journey with Him and not be distracted by their actions. Day by day our responsibility is to simply follow what God says and not be thrown off course by the bad opinions, words, or worrying actions of others. God promises that as we turn our thoughts from insignificant things, He will preserve our life. As we choose to follow His ways, He will comfort and strengthen us.
God’s words are true. Our security in life is found by living according to God’s principles.
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