The LORD Has Become My
Stronghold
Who rises up for me against the wicked? Who stands up for me
against evildoers? If the LORD had not been my help, my soul would soon have
lived in the land of silence. When I thought , “My
foot is slipping,” your steadfast love, O LORD, held me up. When the cares of
my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul. Can wicked rulers be allied
with you, those who contrive mischief by statute? They band together against
the life of the righteous, and condemn the innocent to death. But the LORD has
become my stronghold, and my God the rock of my refuge. He will repay them for
their iniquity and wipe them out for their wickedness; the LORD our God will
wipe them out.
Psalm 94:16-23
Sometimes we feel we have no energy for anything. We feel we are
too tired to pray. At times like those it is okay to lie still in God’s arms
like a child and trust Him. If you have difficulty in focusing your mind on
biblical promises when you plod along, day by day, you are joining a host of God’s
people who have experienced the dark night of the soul.
When we endure such times, all we can do, in fact all we need to
do, is lie still in the arms of our heavenly Father.
He knows we need His soothing care. In times of trouble, His mercy holds us up.
We may trust Him to carry us through that dark night of the soul and on into
the dawning light.
When we have nothing left by God,
we will find that God is enough.
Our Daily Bread –