In the 13th Psalm, David starts off with a bang:
13:1 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
It’s a legitimate question, isn’t it? When life is doldrums and dark valleys, God doesn’t seem very close, and any sight of his face seems even further away. It brings up the question,
What circumstances in your life have you asking the same questions as David in Psalm 13.1?
It’d be pretty easy to stop after these pointed questions and the requests that follow. However, David takes a final stance that is a picture of a Spirit-filled faith:
5 But I have trusted in your steadfast love;
my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
6 I will sing to the Lord,
because he has dealt bountifully with me.
May our faith be emboldened today to trust the steadfast love of God enough to sing in the midst of his hidden face.
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I was reminded of the days when my first response was one of doubt.This reading reminded me how far my faith has grown.My first response now is to breath and trust instead of feeling forgotten….God’s got this!