In You, O Lord, do I take refuge…in your righteousness deliver me! Into your hand I commit my spirit; you have redeemed me, O Lord, faithful God.
Psalm 31
This psalm contains more of David’s problems, prayers and, praises. Like many Christians, David goes from anguish to assurance, reflecting his personal experiences. But, David always returns to passionately celebrate God’s all sufficiency. In the first few verses, David, privately, testifies of his salvation and security in God. Then, he testifies of God-given discernment and deliverance from enemies. Next, David gives testimony about distress and grief, sorrow and sighing, because of his iniquities. David moves from a private setting to a public setting and he testifies of God’s goodness and His being a refuge for His children, exalting God’s attributes to hide His children from the plots of evil men and, to shelter His children from the wicked tongues of evil men. David blesses God for His steadfast Love toward His people and God’s hearing the pleas for mercy from them. David ends this psalm by declaring that all God’s saints love the Lord, they are to be strong and, take courage as they wait upon the Lord. In today’s fast paced world, Christians can be caught up in the frenzy of all the world offers. God wants His children to rest in Him, to not worry about anything this life has to offer and, to wait upon the Lord for all the good that God has to give His children. Christians would be better to wait upon the Lord than to get wearied by this world’s system of “having it all right now!”
Source: S C Ball May 17, 2023
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