David McCasland
READ: Psalm 31:9-20
Have mercy on me, O Lord . . . ; my eye wastes away with grief, yes, my soul and my body! - Psalm 31:9
In a documentary film about three legendary guitarist, Jack white described the first essential for writing a song: "If you don't have a struggle already inside of you or around you, you have to make one up."
The songs that mean the most to us give expression to our deepest feelings. Many of the Psalms, often called "the Bible's songbook." were born out of struggle. They capture our disappointments and fears, yet they always point us toward the faithful love of God.
In Psalm 31, David wrote "Have mercy on me O Lord, for I am in trouble; my eyes wastes away with grief, yes, my soul and my body!" (v.9). He speaks a trap set for Him (v.4), his own sin (V.10), abandonment by friends (v.v. 11-12, and plots against his life(v.13)
Yet David's hope was not in his own strength, but in God. " I trust in You, O Lord; I say, 'You are my God.' my times are in you hands; deliver me from the hands of my enemies, and from those who persecute me " (vv.14-15).
The Psalms invite us to poor out of hearts to God, because He has stored up His goodness for those who trust Him (v.9).
God gives to His servant this promise:
You'll not have to face life; alone
For when you grow weak in your struggle
His strength will prevail - not your own.
- Hess
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" When in your deepest need,
find God's comfort in the Psalms. "
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