Just Keep Trusting the Lord

Psalms 56:8-9 You number my wanderings; put my tears into Your bottle; are they not in Your book? When I cry out to You, then my enemies will turn back; this I know, because God is for me.

The occasion for the sad words of this Psalm was when David was forced to flee from Saul to Gath, and found himself having to pretend to be a madman before Achish, the Philistine king. Many of the Psalms were written as a result of suffering, betrayal, loss, pain, and disappointment, just to name a few. However, even in expressing sorrow, there is always an expression of faith and trust in the Lord. There is praise and thanksgiving for who the Lord is, and the deliverance of His people. We are reminded, in this Psalm, in verse 4, that we need not fear, if we are trusting the Lord. However, we are also reminded in today's verses that there will be times in our lives when we will shed tears of sorrow. None of us can escape painful moments in this life; and we are being truly unrealistic if we think that God will never allow us to suffer. We will suffer because of the sinful actions of others, and we will suffer because of our own wrong and sinful choices. God does not allow suffering because He is mean or does not love us. On the contrary, it is because He loves us that He sometimes allows pain. For it is in the midst of pain and suffering that He is able to put His great love, mercy, and grace on display. It is through times of suffering that we find God's comfort, and learn to trust Him more. David says something here that should encourage us, because we see the same thing said by the Apostle Paul in Romans. David said, "This I know, because God is for me." Romans 8:31 says, "What then shall say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?" God is fully aware of our pain and suffering. He does not forget, and will one day vindicate the righteous in Christ. Until then, let us be like David, and continue to offer up the praises that God deserves; because regardless of our circumstances, He is always fair and just. When He is for us, those who are against us will eventually get what is coming to them. Just keep trusting the Lord.

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).