Have you ever said to God, “How long?”. How did you complete that sentence when you asked Him? We have all experienced seasons when it seems like God has forgotten us. When we feel like we are losing more than we are winning. Has God abandoned us? Is God punishing us? David gives us a glimpse of the pain we all have felt, are feeling or will feel in the future. He also helps us to know how to persevere through it.
What enabled David to persevere was FAITH. He kept praying, even when the heavens were silent. Instead of looking inwardly in distress, He looked up in faith. He remembered what God had done in the past. He remembered the faithful character of Jehovah. He began to rejoice and sing, even though he had not yet seen the deliverance of God from his trial. That is faith.
May we choose to live our life by faith. Taking our eyes off the darkness of our current circumstances and putting them on the One who has faithfully delivered and provided for us in the past. He is the same yesterday, today and forevermore. He will deliver us! And joy will wash away our sorrow.
Pastor Phillip
