Sunday... There is something we need to remember in the good times and the bad . . .

Sunday... There is something we need to remember in the good times and the bad.

The writer of Psalm 44 says in verse 3 (NLT) something that we need to remember. He says, "They did not conquer the land with their swords; it was not their strong arm that gave then victory. It was your right hand and strong arm and the blinding light from your face that helped them, for you loved them." You, God loved them and You love us. We need to remember in our good times where they came from and why they came. You love us. You love us.

But then the writer goes on and tells a different story in this Psalm. He tells of feeling of being tossed aside. Feeling mocked and scorn. Jesus could have felt that on the cross couldn't He? Life isn't always winning battles. Pandemics comes, loss of jobs come. And we can say as the writer wrote in verses 17 & 18, "We have not violated your covenant. Out hearts have not deserted you. We have not strayed from your path." Verse 21 says, "God would surely have known it, for he knows the secrets of every heart." He knows that we love Him. Even in our bad times.

Yes bad times can shake us. But we even in the bad times need to remember that He loves us. Verse 26 says, that we can pray, "Rise up! Help us! Ransom us because of your unfailing love." Yes He loves us. Even in bad times we need to remember that He loves us and because we remember that we can say with confidence as the MESSAGE says, "If you love us so much, Help us!" And He dose and He will.

Yes He loves us in our good times and He loves us through our bad. So let's remember that and come boldly to Him and say."Help us!" Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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