MARCH 24, 2015
Simply
Trusting
Whenever
I am afraid, I will trust in You. —Psalm 56:3
Read:
Psalm
56
When our children were
young, taking them to the doctor’s office was an interesting experience. The
waiting room was filled with toys they could play with and children’s magazines
I would read to them. So getting that far with them was no problem. But as soon
as I picked them up to carry them into the appointment, everything changed.
Suddenly the fun turned into fear as the nurse approached with the needle for
the needed shot. The closer she got, the tighter they hugged my neck. They
would cling to me for comfort, probably hoping for rescue, not knowing that it
was for their own good.
Sometimes in this
fallen world we move from times of peace and tranquility into the painful realm
of trouble. At that point, the question is, “How will I respond?” We can be
fearful and wonder why God allowed this to happen to us, or we can trust that
in the midst of this trouble He is doing something that in the end is for our
best, even if it hurts. We would do well to remember the words of the psalmist
who wrote, “Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You” (Ps. 56:3).
Like my children, the
tougher it gets, the tighter we should hug His neck. Trust Him. His love never
fails!
Come quickly, Lord, to
help me. Teach me to trust You in times of trouble. Remind me of Your presence
and of the fact that You hold me in Your loving arms.
Cling to your heavenly
Father; He is your only hope.
INSIGHT:
Psalm 56 was written by David when the Philistines captured him in Gath, as
stated in the superscription. One of the ironies of David’s life is that he
killed the Philistine champion Goliath who was from Gath, but in fleeing from
Saul he sought refuge in that same city. In both circumstances, his ultimate
refuge was found in God.
Source: Our Daily Bread 2012