“Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the
Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee. For thou hast delivered my soul from
death, mine eyes form tears, and my feet from falling.” Psa 116:7-8
David
felt the pressure of his problems as much as anyone. Instead of giving up or
giving in, David held to his faith and sought rest in the bounty of the Lord.
In times of despair, it’s much harder to hold on than it is to give in. But
giving up on God, you’re giving in to despair. It is of God’s mercies we are
not consumed. The bountiful (beneficial)
dealing of God delivers the soul from death to eternal life, tears of pain to
those of joy and catches us from stumbling and falling by the way side; straightening
our path for life’s journey. The wisdom
of man, while in his storm, should lift-up his prayers not for safety alone,
but deliverance from fear. For Joseph’s brothers they had no knowledge, in
spite of their acts towards him, that he would one day be their deliverance (Gen
45). Don’t fear the storm and digress into
despair, instead rest in the Lord and delight in His bountiful love for you.
“Out
of suffering comes a dependant mind; out of salvation, a grateful heart; out of
endurance, fortitude; out of deliverance, faith.”
HSAY…Todd
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