Daily Devotional

The Word of God says:

 Psalms 116:5-11 (NASB77) ⁵ Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Yes, our God is compassionate.⁶ The LORD preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me.⁷ Return to your rest, O my soul, For the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.⁸ For Thou hast rescued my soul from death, My eyes from tears, My feet from stumbling.⁹ I shall walk before the LORD In the land of the living.¹⁰ I believed when I said, “I am greatly afflicted.”¹¹ I said in my alarm, “All men are liars.”  

My reflections on the Word of God:

 

Today we return to this Psalm that provides us so much food for thought as we approach the end of another year, and as we approach the promise of a New Year, and the hopes and dreams of a better tomorrow.

 

As the Psalmist considered his past condition he realized that his life had been hard, in his own words he said, “I was brought low”. Sometimes it takes the adversities of life to almost overcome us before we are able to appreciate the graciousness of the Lord, and feel his tender hand of compassion that God so abundantly lavishes upon His children.

 

Let’s listen to the words from the lips of the Psalmist that describes how low he had sunk, and how helpless and hopeless life had become for him.

 Psalms 116:8 (NASB77) ⁸ For Thou hast rescued my soul from death, My eyes from tears, My feet from stumbling.  

Everybody has a past, and our pasts are different. Your past is not like the past of the Psalmist, but you have a past. The past is history, but your past does not have to determine your destination.

 

Life is a journey and every living person has a destination. God has a wonderful plan for your life, and it involves living with Him eternally. Listen to the words of Jesus as He tells us of His great plan for your life.

 John 10:10 (NASB77) ¹⁰ “The thief comes only to steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they might have life, and might have it abundantly.  

The Psalmist had a story to tell. He found that the Lord was gracious, righteous, and compassionate. He personally experienced the reality of this in his own life. He experienced the touch of the Lord upon his own life.

 Psalms 116:6 (NASB77) ⁶ The LORD preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me.  

In conclusion, let us look at the lessons that the Psalmist learned from his experience, and the lessons that we can also learn from his testimony about what the Lord did for him.

 Psalms 116:7-9 (NASB77) ⁷ Return to your rest, O my soul, For the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.⁸ For Thou hast rescued my soul from death, My eyes from tears, My feet from stumbling.⁹ I shall walk before the LORD In the land of the living.  

My prayer in response to the Word of God:

 

Father God, my dear Father, I praise and thank You that You are a gracious, righteous, and compassionate God, and that what You did for the Psalmist You will do for anyone who will call upon You in prayer.

 Psalms 116:1-2 (NASB77) ¹ I Love the LORD, because He hears My voice and my supplications.² Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I shall call upon Him as long as I live.  

God Will Take Care of You (Click on link below for lyrics and midi):

 

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