Our Hope
Good Morning,
Trials come into our lives that simply cannot be avoided; even the folks who are the most careful and guarded suffer. Rather than striving to focus on how to never face trouble, we should focus on learning how to face it.
Psalms 119 is long, and at times, we may turn our brain on pause while our eyes cover the passage. This is sad because the chapter is full of great wisdom and instruction.
Psalm 119:49 “Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.”
vs. 50 “This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.”
vs. 51 “The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.”
vs. 52 “I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself.”
vs. 53 “Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.”
vs. 54 “Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.”
vs. 55 “I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law.”
vs. 56 “This I had, because I kept thy precepts.”
Consider David's relationship toward the Bible. Notice these words: not declined, remember, my song, and kept.
Then notice words used to describe David's trouble: affliction, derision, and horror.
In his trouble, David found the Bible to be the thing that sustained him. The Bible quickened David and gave him hope and comfort.
When the inevitable comes in the form of suffering, may we run to the Bible not to the entertainment world, bitterness, complaining, or self pity. The "Eternal God is thy refuge,” and His Word is the tool that the Holy Spirit uses to heal and comfort, strengthen, and guide.
Pastor