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Saturday... How long will this go on?


Saturday... How long will this go on? Now that is a good question on this Saturday morning, isn't it? I mean we have been at this for a year. This is really tough.

David in the OT must have been going through a difficult time when he wrote Psalm 6. He said in verses 6 & 7 (GNB), "I am worn out with grief; every night my bed is damp from my weeping; my pillow is soaked with tears. I can hardly see; my eyes are so swollen from the weeping caused by my enemies."

Now this was the David who killed the giant Goliath. He was the one who killed a lion, he also became the second king of Israel. He was not a weakling but he had his darker moments and God had him share them in the Bible for you and me to read. Does that encourage you? You are not alone in your darkest moments. Others have gone through deep distress and agony. And God wants us to know that He understands and cares and He listens.

Now the key is not to stay there. David showed us how to take charge, how to get out of our dark moments.  He said in verses 8 - 10, "Keep away from me, you evil people!" He got emphatic. "Keep away from me, you evil people!" He goes on, "The Lord hears my weeping; he listens to my cry for help and will answer my prayer." Yes He does and yes He will. He hears, yes He does and He will answer, yes He will. Say that, believe that, know that!

And then what happens? "My enemies will know the bitter shame of defeat; in sudden confusion they will be driven away." 

The NLT says, "Go away, all you who do evil, for the Lord has heard my plea; the Lord will answer my prayer. May all my enemies be disgraced and terrified. May they suddenly turn back in shame."

We are not alone, God has heard us, and He is at work. And you can believe that! Our deep dark moment stops when we take charge, turn to God and cry for help and believe that He will answer! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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