🗓 Monday, 7th March 2022
📣 Scripture Reading : Psalm 31:9-16
Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and body with grief. — Psalm 31:9
Sometimes the suffering of life feels overwhelming as if we are under attack and can’t find any relief. We may be debilitated by the grief of losing a loved one. Or maybe we are sick from a medical condition or treatment. Whatever the case, there are days when we feel the weight of the world on us. Lord, have mercy.
The psalmist here is feeling besieged by relentless human forces, along with the abandonment of his friends. He uses distress, anguish, groaning, affliction, forgotten, and terror. He fears that he will die at the hands of his enemies, and he cries out to God in agony. Lord, have mercy.
Perhaps you can recall a time you felt that way when the walls and ceiling seemed to be closing in on you. I have experienced that in the most challenging times of my life.
Looking back on turbulent times, we can see how the Lord was with us and delivered us. God answers the cries of his people and shines his loving face on us, lighting up the darkness.
Prayer: O God, you are my God, and I trust you. “My times are in your hands.” Help me not to let my life’s troubles cloud my vision of you and the hope found in you alone. Amen.
Written by Ama Ghana @seekyefirstjesus
Ama Ghana is a Servant of God and the Founder of Seek Ye First Christian blog.
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