“I am still confident of this: I will
see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
Wait for the Lord, be strong and take
heart and wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:13-14
The Psalmist expressed great confidence and trust in the Lord when
facing serious life-threatening opposition from enemies who attacked and besieged
him while falsely accusing him of wrong-doing.
Psalm 27 starts with this great declaration: “The Lord is my light
and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life – of
whom shall I be afraid?
In David’s case he knew who his enemies were. He knew the danger he was
facing.
But he also knew his GOD. His trust in God was unwavering, so much so
that he was able to say: “The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts
in Him and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to Him in
song.” Psalm 28:7
I came home from teaching Bible study this morning and turned on the
tv. The news was full of speculation and information about the coronavirus that
is causing concern around the world today. People are being quarantined,
travel
is being restricted,
borders are closing,
and science is scrambling to develop
a vaccine.
Also vying for attention in the news are the upcoming elections in
our country.
The uncertainty is being reflected in the stock market.
If we’re honest it could be easy to be afraid. We tend to fear the
unknown, the possible,
the what if’s…
So, in times like these what do we do?
As Christians we cling to what we DO know!
We know
that God is good, merciful, faithful, loving; He is the Lord Almighty.
We can
reflect on what we have seen Him do in the past and know that He hasn’t changed.
Like the Psalmist we can be strong and take heart.
We can determine to trust
Him.
With David we can say “Though an army besiege me, my heart will not
fear; though war break out against me, even then will I be confident.” Psalm
27:3.
And we can do what David determined to do despite opposition and
trials –
sing and make music to the Lord, seek His face, and give Him thanks.
Ruth
"The Lord Almighty- He is the King of glory." Psalm 24:10
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