Bible Study March 14, 2024
Psalm 17:1 – 3 (NLT)
“O Lord, hear my plea for justice. Listen to my cry for help. Pay attention to my prayer, for it comes from honest lips. 2 Declare me innocent, for you see those who do right. 3 You have tested my thoughts and examined my heart in the night. You have scrutinized me and found nothing wrong. I am determined not to sin in what I say.”
There are many roads we end up on in our journey to heaven involving wrong turns, U turns, stopping and turning around. GPS is a great thing unless you have a 2015 model (which I have) that needs upgrading. Nothing is worse than being lost and unsure of the next turn. When we are on the right road there is only one way and that is the road to Jesus and through Jesus’ death, resurrection, and ascension.
There are times on the road when we face isolation, loneliness, sometimes a loss of sleep as we wonder what lies ahead. David experienced those nights of lying awake crying out to God for both relief and answers. We experience the same things in our lives.
Some scriptures to think about in those times: Psalm 22:2 “Every day I call to you, my God, but you do not answer. Every night I lift my voice, but I find no relief.” (A Psalm of David). Psalm 42:8 “But each day the Lord pours his unfailing love upon me, and through each night I sing his songs, praying to God who gives me life.” Then we are reminded of Psalm 30:5 “For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime! Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.”
We see from these scriptures that answers come and peace will flow through our lives again but there will be the valleys that make us appreciate the mountains. If you are going through a tough time think on Psalm 30: Joy will come.
God Bless.
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