SCRITPURE: Psalm 13
How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? 2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me? 3 Look on me and answer, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death; 4 my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," and my foes will rejoice when I fall. 5 But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. 6 I will sing to the LORD, for he has been good to me.
OBSERVATION:
How long, Lord. Will you forget who I am for eternity. How long will you hide your face? How long must I have conflict in my heart and thoughts. How long will my enemy defeat me? Look on me and answer, Father. Bring light to me or I will die. My enemy will say that they have defeated me and they will celebrate my defeat. But I do trust in you, in your love, in your salvation. I will praise your name Lord in song because you have been good to me.
APPLICATION:
This Psalm starts of kind of somber. I have felt like this today. I have questioned why I am feeling the way I am. Why things aren’t going the way I want. Why am I losing patience with the ones I love. Why don’t I feel the peace of God. But this Psalm reminds me that he loves me. That I do trust in him and I realize that God has saved me. He does love me and will always love me. He hasn’t left me. He is still there. Even though I can’t see him and I don’t feel him. He is there.
PRAYER:
Father, I thank you so much for still being there for me. Lord I have just had a tough time today. I haven’t felt you and I haven’t felt much like being around people. God thank you so much for all that you have done for me. I know that you love me. I pray for a better day tomorrow. I want to see you. Lord, I also lift up my job situation to you. I pray that I recognize and have wisdom on the door that is open for me. Is it in trucking or is it somewhere else. I pray this in your name. Amen.