Psalms 6:1-10 NIV Lord , do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. Have mercy on me, Lord , for I am faint; heal me, Lord , for my bones are in agony. My soul is in deep anguish. How long, Lord , how long? Turn, Lord , and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love. Among the dead no one proclaims your name. Who praises you from the grave? I am worn out from my groaning. All night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears. My eyes grow weak with sorrow; they fail because of all my foes. Away from me, all you who do evil, for the Lord has heard my weeping. The Lord has heard my cry for mercy; the Lord accepts my prayer. All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish; they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame.
Are there times in your life when you are really struggling and nothing seems to go right? Do you feel ‘faint’, ‘in agony’, ‘anguish, ‘worn out’, ‘groaning’, ‘weeping’, in ‘tears’ , and ‘weak with sorrow’?
At times this may be caused by our own sin. At other times, it may be due to sorrow, sudden loss, relationship difficulties, family break-up, sickness, work issues, unemployment or opposition.
David also experienced difficult times but, in the midst of them, he cried out to God for mercy. He knew that God is a God of mercy. He prayed: "Turn, Lord , and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love."
Sometimes it seems that our difficulties will never come to an end. They seem to go on and on. When we are in a tough season we cry out like David, ‘How long, Lord, how long?’ We cry out for mercy and it doesn't seem as if God is listening. But he is. There will come a point when you can say with David "the Lord has heard my weeping. The Lord has heard my cry for mercy.
Lord, thank you for your unfailing love and mercy. Thank you for hearing my cry and accept my prayers. Be merciful to me, O Lord.
Are there times in your life when you are really struggling and nothing seems to go right? Do you feel ‘faint’, ‘in agony’, ‘anguish, ‘worn out’, ‘groaning’, ‘weeping’, in ‘tears’ , and ‘weak with sorrow’?
At times this may be caused by our own sin. At other times, it may be due to sorrow, sudden loss, relationship difficulties, family break-up, sickness, work issues, unemployment or opposition.
David also experienced difficult times but, in the midst of them, he cried out to God for mercy. He knew that God is a God of mercy. He prayed: "Turn, Lord , and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love."
Sometimes it seems that our difficulties will never come to an end. They seem to go on and on. When we are in a tough season we cry out like David, ‘How long, Lord, how long?’ We cry out for mercy and it doesn't seem as if God is listening. But he is. There will come a point when you can say with David "the Lord has heard my weeping. The Lord has heard my cry for mercy.
Lord, thank you for your unfailing love and mercy. Thank you for hearing my cry and accept my prayers. Be merciful to me, O Lord.
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