Psalm 56 (ESV)
"You've kept track of my every toss and turn through the sleepless nights,
Each tear entered in your ledger, each ache written in your book." v 8 (The Message)
Here we see how God fathers us to maturity. David is once again in despair being beaten up almost everyday, feeling despondent and yet you can see God working behind the scenes making all things work to together for His good. But the image isn't of a God standing with arms folded from a distance thinking, 'That will do you good.' Rather He's close by, He remembers every tear, every anxious moment, every sleepless night.
Gradually through the psalm we see how these situations have made David turn to God, rather than away from him. Our trust in times like this has to go to that which doesn't fail, that is stronger, more reliable, more trustworthy.
"I'm proud to praise God; fearless now, I trust in God.
What can mere mortals do?" vs 10-11
David then finishes with thanksgiving.
"I will render thank offerings to you. For you have delivered my soul from death,
yes, my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of life." vs 13 (ESV)
From a worldly point of view this response is illogical, saying thank you to the God who has allowed us to bear trial after trial, pain and suffering and yet rather than walk away from God, we actually grow closer in love and thanksgiving towards Him.
What the world doesn't know is what we're actually made for. We're made to bring glory to Him, every breath, every word, every response to hurting words, every thought, every reaction to pain, sickness, suffering. Everything is in order to glorify Him. But He's not standing aloof throwing trials and pain at us to test whether we pass. Sometimes He does test us as in the case of Job, but actually He really just wants us to be satisfied in one thing, Himself. That is where He is truly glorified, when we are most satisfied in Him.
Lord, thank you for caring so much that you're willing to develop in me a trust for You, the only one who can truly satisfy,'what can mere mortals do?'. Help me to learn from the situations you allow me to face. God help those who are really going through it at the moment, let them really feel you close.
"You've kept track of my every toss and turn through the sleepless nights,
Each tear entered in your ledger, each ache written in your book." v 8 (The Message)
Here we see how God fathers us to maturity. David is once again in despair being beaten up almost everyday, feeling despondent and yet you can see God working behind the scenes making all things work to together for His good. But the image isn't of a God standing with arms folded from a distance thinking, 'That will do you good.' Rather He's close by, He remembers every tear, every anxious moment, every sleepless night.
Gradually through the psalm we see how these situations have made David turn to God, rather than away from him. Our trust in times like this has to go to that which doesn't fail, that is stronger, more reliable, more trustworthy.
"I'm proud to praise God; fearless now, I trust in God.
What can mere mortals do?" vs 10-11
David then finishes with thanksgiving.
"I will render thank offerings to you. For you have delivered my soul from death,
yes, my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of life." vs 13 (ESV)
From a worldly point of view this response is illogical, saying thank you to the God who has allowed us to bear trial after trial, pain and suffering and yet rather than walk away from God, we actually grow closer in love and thanksgiving towards Him.
What the world doesn't know is what we're actually made for. We're made to bring glory to Him, every breath, every word, every response to hurting words, every thought, every reaction to pain, sickness, suffering. Everything is in order to glorify Him. But He's not standing aloof throwing trials and pain at us to test whether we pass. Sometimes He does test us as in the case of Job, but actually He really just wants us to be satisfied in one thing, Himself. That is where He is truly glorified, when we are most satisfied in Him.
Lord, thank you for caring so much that you're willing to develop in me a trust for You, the only one who can truly satisfy,'what can mere mortals do?'. Help me to learn from the situations you allow me to face. God help those who are really going through it at the moment, let them really feel you close.
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