Today's encouragement comes from Psalm 13:1a & 6, where we read these words:
"How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? . . . I will sing to the LORD, because He has dealt bountifully with me."How could David's perspective change so dramatically, in the span of only five verses? Because, in v. 5, he re-confirms himself in his faith in God. This act of faith dispelled his "sorrow," and his melancholy musings of heart.
Even churchmen who truly love God in Jesus Christ are prone to the sagging, drooping gravity of sadness and heaviness of soul. The answer to this syn-drome is always faith. Trusting in Jesus raises us up, even against the wind and force of opposition, into the heavenlies. Let us not give into despair to-day. Instead, let us refresh our faith in Christ, in the fullness and power of the Holy Spirit.
[Puritan quote of the day: "Despair is often the ground of hope.” —Richard Sibbes, in, "The Soul's Conflict With Itself"]
