There are moments when we experience dark times in our lives and we become overwhelmed and distressed that all we can do is cry out to God for help. At times, we feel angry, frustrated and bitter because we feel we have been unfairly treated by God especially when we believe we have been faithful to Him all along. What was the psalmist’s protest and frustration here? He is too young to die (V.23-24)!
Even heroes of faith were not exempt from feelings of depression. Jesus suffered emotionally at the Garden to the point of sweating blood, asking the Father to take his cup of suffering away from him. Elijah fled to the desert fearing for his life after an encounter with Jezebel’s prophets. King Saul often had bouts of depression and asked David to soothe him with his music. Ordinary Christians too, must fall into dark times.
How should we respond to dark times in our lives? We should not allow our circumstances to change us, but rather let us change the circumstances around us. Dwell in the Lord’s goodness rather than the world’s pain. How? (1)Realize that God loves and cares for us so much that he wants the best for us. If you love someone, God loves him more. (2) God is true to his promises (Isaiah 55:11, John 17:17). His promises in healing, provision and protection are all true and will be accomplished when we trust him. (3) God wants to be glorified. There is a divine purpose for everything and the end result shall give glory and honor to his name if we allow him to do his will (Romans 8:28).
It is not unusual to go through hard times, but for someone who believes in the power and goodness of God, it is unusual to remain in hard times. It is easy to fall in darkness, but we have a choice to enjoy the light.
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Moses wrote this about being put right with God by obeying the Law: " Whoever obeys the commands of the Law will live." But what the Scriptures says about being put right with God through faith is this: "You are not to ask yourself, Who will go up to heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down). Nor are you to ask, Who will go down into the world below?" (that is to bring Christ up from death). What it says is this: "God's message is near you, on your lips and in your heart" - that is, the message of faith that we preach. If you confess that Jesus is Lord and believe that God raised him from death, you will be saved. For it is by our faith that we are put right with God; it is by our confession that we are saved. The scripture says, "Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed." This includes everyone , because there is no difference between Jews and Gentiles: God is the same Lord of all and richly blesses all who call to him. As the scripture says, "everyone who calls out to the Lord for help will be saved."
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