Distress to jubilation!
Verse for Today: Sunday, January 6, 2013
Psalms 18:6 – In my distress I
called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my
voice; my cry came before Him, into His ears.
Testimonies of God’s deliverance
are comforting which lead us to praise God. Meditating on the way the Lord
delivered us from our distress enhances our gratitude to Him. It reinforces our
conviction that had it not been for the compassion of our God to hear our
prayers and deliver us from our distress, we would have been devastated. It
also reminds us of the way of the cross that our Lord leads us to tread. It
brings back the story of the distress that we have undergone because of the
attacks of the enemy. It is true that when a host of enemies confront us, we
would be devastated and distressed and would find the pressures too much to
cope with. It pushes us to total helplessness. It corners us into inescapable
situations and makes us lose all hope. At such situations, even adults resort
to cries of helplessness. David was in such deeply distressing situations many times
and reached his wits end. On many occasions, he ran for life and hid himself in
forests and caves. But eventually he was able to subdue all his enemies by
faith and exhibit tremendous courage and boldness because of the strength he
received from the Lord. David never aspired to become a king, and he was quiet
satisfied with being an unknown singing shepherd. But God lifted him up from
the grazing fields to become the shepherd-king of Israel. When the enemies
tried to stop him from becoming king through attacks of various kinds, David
was afraid and cried to his Lord aloud. His Lord heard his prayers and cries
and delivered him. Today the God of David is with us to deliver us from the
attacks we face and give us peace. His ears are open to our cries and His hands
of comfort, strength and healing touch us and wipe our tears.
Dear friend, are you in distress
and despondency because a host of enemies fight you from all corners? The
cunningness and conniving of the enemy was perhaps unknown to you! Perhaps there
were plots behind your back! The enemy was probably smiling at you, but at the
same time grinding the teeth because of hatred and envy. But your Lord is
watching the drama being enacted by the enemy against you and He will guard you
from faltering. He will take away your distress and give you peace and rest.
His Spirit will build a wall of fire around you so as to dismantle all the
arrows sent by the enemy. When you cry out of helplessness, your Lord will hear
your voice of weeping and will come down to wipe your tears and comfort you. He
will assure you of ultimate victory. These attacks are perhaps permitted by God
in your life to teach you greater trust and faith. The warfare that you are
involved in is used by God to prove His love and compassion to you. He comes to
reassure you that He will never leave you nor forsake you. You will be
absolutely safe in His arms. He will not allow any untoward thing to happen to
you. Your prayer for safety and deliverance will be answered by the Lord at the
right time. He will grant you complete victory in all your situations and
circumstances. He will turn your loss into gain and sorrow into joy
unspeakable. He will turn your cries into jubilation of victory. Ultimately God
will grant you peace, joy and contentment. Today let us look unto the author
and finisher of our faith and gain confidence to keep going to accomplish all
that God wants through our lives. God will enable and empower us to withstand
the pressures, tension and distress that we face today.
Psalms 31:22 – Yet You heard
my cry for mercy when I called to you for help.
Thought for Today
God’s response to meet our needs prove to us that He has heard our
cries and supplications.
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