"Lord do not rebuke me in your anger, do not discipline me in your wrath. Be gracious to me Lord, for I am weak; heal me, Lord, for my bones are shaking; my whole being in shaking with terror. And You Lord, how long? Turn Lord, Rescue me; save me because of your faithful love. For there is no remembrance of You in death, for who can thank you in Sheol? I am weary from my groaning; with my tears I dampen my pillow and drench my bed every night. My eyes are swollen from grief, they grow old because of all my enemies. Depart from me, all evildoers, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping. The Lord has heard my plea for help, the Lord accepts my prayer. All my enemies will be ashamed and shake with terror; they will turn back and suddenly be disgraced."
I've said this before, but I've never had to deal with having enemies that cause me this much grief, so I don't know if I can relate that aspect of what is going on in these verses. While they are kind of sad and show desperation I love to read them because I think it shows how vulnerable we can be with God. We don't have to hide anything. I know that most of the time with friends or family if I am feeling upset or have anything I am dealing with I don't really share it. I can be kind of guarded. But because of the relationship I have with Christ, I don't have to be that way. I can feel and share anything and he takes care of it, he listens. The most beautiful thing to me is that he listens and RESPONDS. We don't have to sit and wait wondering if he hears us or if he will take care of us. We can live with no doubt in Him. He will always be there and always respond. This is a powerful chapter of Psalms to remind me that I can never hide anything from Him and nothing is too big to reveal to Him.
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