Help, Lord ! I’m having a really bad time!
The
Psalmist says it all for us when life gets tough, over and over again. Do you remember not feeling up to eating a
thing? Or wanting to screech like an
owl with frustration at it all; or
wanting to scream with anger against the unfairness of your situation? The
Psalms say it, somewhere, every time!
Read on . . .
Then in verse 12 comes that gentle reminder as to who’s really in charge and has been all along. And that claim to God’s loving mercy and protection. Then finally comes rejoicing; joy and delight in the opportunity to praise and worship Him, in the company of generations yet unborn. And the certainty that those who serve Him live on in his presence, whatever else is going on.
Then
again, we read of the terrible persecutions going on today, of Christian folk
in so many lands. We flinch in horror at their sufferings. It was just such
horrific torture that Paul was remembering in his letter to the Hebrews; those
early Christians had endured it all because they stood by their Lord and
declared their belief in the risen Jesus. This was not suffering meted out as
punishment for some sinful behaviour, but the direct result of following our
Lord.
When
we are going through a ‘bad patch’, help us to find guidance in the Scriptures,
to persevere, and to “keep faith until our souls are saved”.
Pam
Clements
The
story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars,
and victories of Christians of all times, Frederic Mayer Bird, 1838-1908
Benjamin Harrison, 1833-1901, Battle of Coutras.
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