Aug 1

Psalm 13:1 (NIV84)
1 How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?

Psalm 13:5–6 (NIV84)
5 But I trust in your unfailing love;
my heart rejoices in your salvation.
6 I will sing to the LORD,
for he has been good to me.

This is one of those golden Psalms that I just love! David, a man after God’s own heart and full of passion for life and God, is one of those guys that is absolutely straight up with how he is feeling. He is not just “in touch” with what is going on inside of him, but he can express it without feeling like he is breaking some kind of positive confession rule.

Here he describes his soul as it is, feeling distance and forgotten because of the trouble he is in. King David knew trouble and here he is crying out and asking God what we all want to ask Him when we are in that type of place – WHERE ARE YOU GOD?! Simple, truthful and to the point David describes the ache inside and shows a desperation of need.

The beauty of David is in verses 5 and 6. He nearly, if not always ends like this when he pens his emotions of wondering. He remains confident in God and often declares that although he may not feel particularly vindicated or freed from his circumstance, he will trust in, rejoice in, sing to, declare and think about God’s goodness. Oh let me take up his example. That in the middle of it all, I sing to the Lord of His goodness and give heartfelt thanks for my salvation. I am sure that David had learned that this was how you got out of these types of situations although his life may be still being sought. What I mean is even though the physical situation hasn’t changed, the inward situation has. Be honest with God with how you feel about your life at every moment, then finish it off with the confession of a heart that believes in His deliverance.