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Daily Devotion: Psalm 13:1-6

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Psalm 13:1-6     "To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?  (2)  How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?  (3)  Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;  (4)  Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.  (5)  But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.  (6)  I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me."

If you have ever had a defeated feeling inside, then you have a better understanding of this Psalm. The questions which begin to flood our minds only take us to a lower level of thinking and reasoning. Those questions cause us to believe that God has walked away from us. The guilt of allowing those questions then begins to take over and robs us of any joy that might be left. At that point we begin to just exist and the questions of verses one and two begin to occupy our thoughts. "How long, O Lord?"  The feelings of defeat begin to overwhelm us and the "accuser of the brethren" feeds those feelings by infusing the foreboding thought that he has won. Believe me, that is a lonely and dreadful feeling. If you have never experienced any of these feelings, then please pray for the rest of us.

How do we overcome these feelings? Let me say that first of all, we need the power of Jesus Christ that is given to us by way of His Holy Spirit. It is then that we can think back on all the blessings that God has given to us. We can know that God has never failed in any of His promises. We can lean on the understanding of God that He has said, "I will NEVER leave thee, nor forsake thee." We can think back on the mercies of the Lord that have been given to us over and over again. Most of all, we can "rejoice in thy salvation" in knowing that God's love for us is so deep that He "spared not His own Son." And knowing that is true, we can hold to His Holy Word. "What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?" (Romans 8:31-32)  If we can take hold of these glorious truths, then we can join David by saying, "I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me."  Thank you Lord for saving my soul. Thank you Lord for making me whole. Thank you Lord for giving to me, thy great salvation so rich and free.

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