Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Tues., 4/8/25 Devotion (Ps. 13:1a, 6)

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-asserts his faith in YHWH, the Triune God of loving redemption in Christ. This renewed faith dispelled his "sorrow," and his melancholy musings of heart.

Even the church’s regenerated saints are prone to the sagging, drooping gravity of sadness and heaviness of soul. The answer to this syndrome is faith. Trusting in Jesus raises us up, even against the wind and force of oppo-sition, into the heavenlies. Let us not give in to despair today. Instead, we should relish and enjoy our faith in Christ.

[Puritan quote of the day: "Despair is often the ground of hope.” —Richard Sibbes, in, "The Soul's Conflict With Itself"]