28 JUL 23 Friday: A Closer Walk Devotional
“I waited patiently on the Lord to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along. He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God.” Psalm 40:1-3a
How many times in your life do you feel lost, trapped, or down? The reality is, in this life, there will be trials and difficulties. Life is hard and we have times of dryness in our souls. What do we do? Is the answer within us or outside of us? David shows us that the answer is outside of us in the person of God. Building that relationship and learning to trust in Him will help us through all life’s situations.
God knows the difficulties, stresses, suffering, and pain that you personally have faced and will face in the future. God manifests himself in a special way in those periods of life so that we experience his love and presenece. We are shaped by our suffering in that God gives us peace, purpose, and even joy during our darkest days. Like David, sometimes we have to wait patiently. Isaiah said the same thing, “they that wait upon the Lord will renew their strength”.
In the waiting, we find God present and listening. Job who lost all his kids and wealth overnight was devastated and in the fog of grief had a moment of clarity. Instead of hating God for what was happening to him, he said, “should we accept only good things from the hand of God and never any bad?” He blessed God. David found joy as he saw the hand of God in all of the challenges he faced and was given a song of praise to sing. Sometimes we are not delivered from the pain, but delivered straight into the arms of Jesus.
Are you standing on solid rock or sinking sand?
Reading Plan: Psalm 40, 54; 1 Sam. 31:1-13; Acts 15:12-21; Mark 5:21-43
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