Call upon the Lord in the Day of Trouble

A Word of Truth #426 Psalm 6 

In Scripture, God recorded the history of believers demonstrating great trust in Him, but He also recorded their struggles and failures. Even heroes of faith are still sinners with weaknesses. This is important to us so that as we study the Scriptures we realize that those who have gone before us faced the same challenges and weaknesses. We aren’t the only ones afflicted with weakness and we have access to the same strength as did the faithful men and women of old.

The psalms are the songs of Old Testament Christians. They are songs of weakness and strength, struggle and victory. In Psalm 6, King David prayed: “Have mercy on me O Lord, for I am weak; O Lord, heal me, for my bones are troubled. …return O Lord, deliver me! Oh, save me for Your mercies’ sake!” (v.2-4).

When you face sorrow, weakness, and when you struggle in your faith you are not unique; and you have a Deliverer in Jesus. Call upon Him in the day of trouble.

God Defends His Children

A Word of Truth #427 Psalm 7 

A lawyer-friend recently told me, “No good deed goes unpunished!” There are times in this sin-filled world when people you help try to hurt you! This is nothing new. The Psalmist David cried out to the Lord for help in the face of those who unjustly sought his harm. Yet, the child of God need not adopt a pessimistic attitude. Rather, he can confess with David: “My defense is of God, Who saves the upright in heart” (verse 10). “God (after all) is a just judge!” (verse 11) He defends His children and punishes the wicked. David suggests that God often causes the wicked to fall into their own traps, while pointing out that the lives of the violent often end in violence. Therefore, rather than being pessimistic, let us join David in singing “praise to the name of the LORD Most High” (verse 17).