Tues., 4/8/14 Devotion (Ps. 13:1-2)

Today's encouragement comes from Psalm 13:1 & 2, where we read these words:

"How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? How long will my enemy be exalted over me?"

There are a number of "How long?" questions here. David is just being hon-est with God. He is miserable, and he is willing to admit it. There is no virtue in falsehood--so we should not pretend all is well with our states, when it is not the case.

David determined to worship the God he truly loves; and this brought him out of his severe low point, (see vv. 5-6). This was wise on David's part, because no amount of darkness can stand against the light of the saints' faith in Christ. Are we down today? If we are believing churchmen, let us recognize that God has been good to our souls, in Christ.

[Puritan quote of the day: "We see, therefore, that the condition of those with whom [Christ] was to deal was that they were bruised reeds and smoking flax; not trees, but reeds; and not whole, but bruised reeds." --Richard Sib-bes, in, "The Bruised Reed"]