I like Psalm 27 a lot as it speaks to fear. Logically it is not so hard to see that we really have nothing to fear because of our salvation and our hope of heaven. But when you are in the midst of something, why do we so quickly forget or not trust enough?
As I read these Psalms, I am imagining a scared kid/young man running from town to town from crazy old King Saul. First this guy Sam shows up and tells him he, a shepherd, is going to be Israel's next king and now this! But we really get to see a glimpse of how close David is to God.
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I loved the readings. Psalm 27 is ne of my favorites too. It reminds me of my favorite song, "You will Never Let Go". That song has got me through a lot of tough times. When I am in my darkest places, I can remember the words of this psalm and the song! "The Lord is my light and my savlation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" It has been such a comfort to me to sit on those verses. The realization that I don't have anything to fear and that God is with me in every circumstance usually bring me to tears.
ReplyDeleteI also love the part in verse 9 where it says "Do not leave me nor forsake me". I have a tendancy to push people away and as much as I want people in my life close them out. This really hurts me and it is hard when I have people who I feel have forsaken me. The amazing truth is that God will never leave us nor forsake us. No matter how hard we push or how much we mess up, He will take care of us.
Psalm 31 also had a lot of good messages that spoke to me. My heart's desire is for God to be my strength and to lead me and guide me. In Him I want to put all my trust. I get so frustrated sometimes though. I say that is what I want and yet that does not always seem to be the case. I want to know God so much deeper, but yet I find myself just learning more about God. How do I get to the place of a deep, true, genuine relationship. I want God to lead my entire life, but yet I don't know how to make that happen.
I know that this is a lot to read, so last comment for today. I really appreciate the emotion that David shares is verse 10. I often feel that way and it is a comfort to know that a man of God has felt this way too.