I Will Remember and Trust

Psalms 77:7-11 Will the Lord cast off forever? And will He be favorable no more? Has His mercy ceased forever? Has His promise failed forevermore? Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has He in anger shut up His tender mercies? Selah

And I said, “This is my infirmity; but I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High.” I will remember the works of the Lord; surely I will remember Your wonders of old.

As I read this Psalm, it reminded me of the moments when, in the midst of trying times, I felt like I had reached the end of God's supply of mercy and grace toward me. Far too often, we arrive at those moments when we begin to accuse God of forgetting us and abandoning us, simply because He has allowed us to stew in hard times longer than we wanted. While expressing his complaint, the psalmist reaches the point where he realizes that he is feeling this way because of the weaknesses. However, rather than dwell on that weakness of thinking, he chose to then remember God's faithfulness in the past, and how He rescued and led His people by His power and might. When our faith is greatly shaken by life's events, we need to go back and remember God's faithfulness in our life, and look back at what He has recorded for us in His Word. It is there that we will be reminded that the same God who created the world by speaking it into existence, and who parted the Red Sea, is the same God who walks with us today and hears our cries. Like the psalmist, when we recall God's goodness, faithfulness, and power, it rekindles our faith, and we realize that our God is faithful and will never forsake us. When we begin to feel abandoned by God, especially when life turns up the heat, remember that God never fails us, and He has the power to deliver us whenever He chooses. If He chooses not to, then remember that He will walk through it with us, and will give us the strength to make it through, for our good and His glory. So let us not forget to remember, and trust Him.

Today, God extends an invitation to you to accept His free gift of salvation (Rom 6:23). Will you accept it? Anyone who calls on Jesus, by faith, in repentance, confessing your sins, will receive eternal life. Do not put off calling on Him, and receive Him and His free gift of salvation today (Rom 10:13).