Daily Devotionals
Daily Devotional: Psalms 77:1-9
Ps 77:1-9
1 I cried out to God for help; I cried out to God to hear me. 2 When I was in distress, I sought the Lord; at night I stretched out untiring hands and my soul refused to be comforted. 3 I remembered you, O God, and I groaned; I mused, and my spirit grew faint. Selah 4 You kept my eyes from closing; I was too troubled to speak. 5 I thought about the former days, the years of long ago; 6 I remembered my songs in the night. My heart mused and my spirit inquired: 7 “Will the Lord reject forever? Will he never show his favor again? 8 Has his unfailing love vanished forever? Has his promise failed for all time? 9 Has God forgotten to be merciful? Has he in anger withheld his compassion?” Selah
1 Thess 5:16-24
16 Be joyful always; 17 pray continually; 18 give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. 19 Do not put out the Spirit's fire; 20 do not treat prophecies with contempt. 21 Test everything. Hold on to the good. 22 Avoid every kind of evil. 23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it.
As I walked the floors in the hospital that night, I prayed that the one I loved so dearly would live. I could not understand how she could be on the verge of death at her young age. How could I live without her? Why was this happening? Where was God? Did he not care? It was not that I doubted the reality of God or his love or his power to heal; it was that I just could not see him or his working, hear him or his tender voice or feel his presence at that moment. I needed God, now!
It was in this circumstance I remembered how my father had died unexpectedly and I turned to God and he took me through the grief. In fact, he became my father in a way that I had never known before. He was with me then and I knew he would not forsake me now. While so many questions remained unanswered, I knew God had the answers and would reveal them if he chose to but meanwhile, I could trust him to be with me, to hold me, console me and heal if he chose to do so. Whatever he chose was best because he is God and he is faithful.
Lord God, open my eyes to see you in my life and all you have done for me in more ways than I can count or even know. You have made things possible that were impossible for me. You have given me abundantly more than I could have ever earned on my own. You have blessed me with friends and family to love me, help me and encourage me when I have been down and out. You have healed when healing was best. I praise you for your faithfulness. In Jesus name I pray.
Robert
