The Heartbreak of Hopelessness
I'm convinced it is these mutual feelings that cause us to be drawn to the psalms on our blue days. David feels miserable.
Written by Chuck Swindoll, these encouraging devotional thoughts are published seven days per week.
I'm convinced it is these mutual feelings that cause us to be drawn to the psalms on our blue days. David feels miserable.
It's humbling to think that the Creator of the universe, whose power, knowledge, and goodness know no limits, actually cares about us and loves us individually and personally.
According to David, God overlooks our lowly status and acts on behalf of humanity in two significant ways: He takes thought of him and takes care of him.
The difference between praise and petition is the absence of self. David leaves himself out of the picture in this expression of praise.
I suggest—and it is only a suggestion—that this psalm was composed by David as a hymn of praise in honour of God who gave David that epochal triumph over Goliath of Gath.
All of us need to be needed. We want to be wanted. God created us with a desire to know we can contribute something valuable and to have a significant impact in the lives of others.
The daily grind of discouragement is lessened when we trust that the Lord will fight our battles for us.
David didn't want to resort to the tactics of his enemies, so he prayed that the Lord would lead him throughout the conflict, causing him to do things God's way.
Many of the pent-up angry feelings and frustrations of our inner emotional tank are diffused as we review God's character and remind ourselves that He is for us, not against us.
Too many prayers suffer from timidity and vagueness. God invites us to pray with bold expectation when we ask for what He has promised or anticipate what we know to be His will.