“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, but I find no rest.”
Psalms 22:1-2 NIV
King David is now experiencing anguish. He is attacked by the enemy. God has forsaken him. I too experience the times of anguish and the good times of joy and peace. I guess as long as I am in this human body that will be the case. David begins bargaining with God, telling God what he will do when He delivers him from his foes. “For he has not despised or scorned the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help.” (Ps 22:22) – ( Ps 22:24) “I will declare your name to my people; in the assembly I will praise you etc ?” Gee, I remember myself bargaining with God….“Please Jesus give me the strength to get through this, – I will do this and that if you do”
He always came through for me – my dear friend, Joyce Carter, once said to me “do you have a direct line to Jesus, you pray and He answers”. Nope, it wasn’t that way. He answered, but sometimes I had to wait in my agony. As I read about David and all the prophets and their sufferings, I am glad all their torment was left in the Bible, because it shows their humanity of living and their dependence on the living God. Sometimes life throws us lemons – it is up to us to make lemonade out of the lemons. I can, but not without the help of Jesus in my life.
Just a thought by coppi
Lord, in moments of despair and anguish, I find peace in knowing that even Jesus, Your own Son, experienced the depths of human suffering.
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