Do you realize how briefly we live this life?
Perceive: Here is another psalm where David has some sort of physical and emotional pain, something that almost all of us can understand and relate to. Although he is no longer gravely ill, he feels silenced from some affliction (9-11). The psalm contains three main sections. The first section describes him keeping his tongue restrained while his heart burns with emotion (1-3). The second part describes how he realizes the brevity of his life and the hope he has in the Lord (4-7). The third section describes his confession of sin and request for relief (8-13). This psalm is an appeal for God’s great mercy. The life He has given us on this earth is brief. Apart from God, all of life is short-lived and hollow.
Practice: Whenever we find ourselves attempting to bury our feelings, self-medicating to mask our pain, or being unhealthy in isolation, we need to talk with God and seek His divine help. The great author CS Lewis provides a fabulous comment in his book The Problem of Pain. He states, “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to arouse a deaf world.”[i] What is he shouting at in your life? All of life is vanity unless we put our faith and hope in the Lord.
Pray: Thank You, Lord, for Your Word and the power of Your Holy Spirit. Hear my cry and prayer today. Speak into my heart and mind.
[i] CS Lewis. The Problem of Pain (London, Geoffrey Bles, 1950) pg 81
This devotional challenge comes from The Heart of a Lion - King David of Israel and is available on Amazon.com
Practice: Whenever we find ourselves attempting to bury our feelings, self-medicating to mask our pain, or being unhealthy in isolation, we need to talk with God and seek His divine help. The great author CS Lewis provides a fabulous comment in his book The Problem of Pain. He states, “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to arouse a deaf world.”[i] What is he shouting at in your life? All of life is vanity unless we put our faith and hope in the Lord.
Pray: Thank You, Lord, for Your Word and the power of Your Holy Spirit. Hear my cry and prayer today. Speak into my heart and mind.
[i] CS Lewis. The Problem of Pain (London, Geoffrey Bles, 1950) pg 81
This devotional challenge comes from The Heart of a Lion - King David of Israel and is available on Amazon.com
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