“I will sing to the Lord because he is good to me.” (Psalm 13:6, NLT)
We tend to base the goodness of the Lord towards us on our current circumstances and this can leave us in a state of spiritual amnesia and shortsightedness. Not at all healthy for us.
The psalmist is crying out to God for help. We see his dire need but we are not told if or how God has responded to change his situation. As he turned to the Lord, instead of hearing or listening to his enemies gloat, he came to trust God more and was filled with joy. And the same will be for us.
“I will sing to the Lord because he is good to me!”
As we push aside any current situation we are facing, what are we then able to sing about?
- In our brokenness, we discover He is the cure. He comes to our assistance when we are broken, needy, and poor. “He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap” (Psalm 113:7, NIV).
- He is present in every illness, even when we are weak and dying. “He feels pity for the weak and needy, and he will rescue them” (Psalm 72:13, NLT).
- He lifts us up and sets us back on our feet when we have fallen. “He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along” (Psalm 40:2, NLT).
- He sets those abandoned into families. “Father to the fatherless, defender of the widows – this is God, whose dwelling is holy. God places the lonely in families; he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy” (Psalm 68:5-6, NLT).
- He causes us to rise from our wounds. “He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed” (Isaiah 53:5b, NLT). His wounding was so that our wounds could be healed. We can be whole and healthy in all aspects of life because He was injured.
We are His and He is good to us. In all things. Every day. In ways far beyond our comprehension.
Jesus loves us.
He has redeemed us.
He has set us free.
He is with us each day of our life.
And He will make beautiful things out of the dust.
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The secret is praising Him in the storm. When all hell is breaking loose! Amen?
Absolutely. Although I would say the secret is always to praise Him 🙂 xo
I so agree with your words. I find comfort in the challenging times by sitting quietly in prayer, reading His word, and offering up praise. This practice takes my thoughts off my circumstances on Him. “You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.†Isaiah 26:3 Thank you for sharing!
I am so glad you shared that verse from Isaiah as I literally just read it about five minutes ago 🙂
so true and we don’t cometo know Him this way w/o the storms. thank you!
Sue, it is so true. There have been times I have often said I would go through a particular situation again because of all that He brought from it. There truly is treasure to be found in those times that is most precious.
This encouraged me so much today. Hugs
So grateful it did. Seeing your face here encouraged me today 🙂 I cannot wait to see what God has ahead for you!
Lovely, friend. Thank you. (That song is a favorite of mine, too.) 🙂
I had not listened to that song in so very long. It was good to hear it again and to be reminded of its powerful message.
I absolutely agree we must praise him in the storm. We must rely on the truth, that he is good.
When we praise Him at all times-a sacrifice of praise-He fills our heart with greater joy (Psalm 4:7). Beautiful reminders of His Truth.
Such a great reminder that God is good all the time and in all circumstances.