Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His faithful love endures forever.
1 Chronicles 16:34, HCSB
God is worthy of our gratitude and praise if for no other reason than He has shown His faithfulness over all of history, ultimately through Christ.
Why am I so depressed?
Psalm 43:5, HCSB
Why this turmoil within me?
Put your hope in God, for I will still praise Him,
my Savior and my God.
It can feel like God is distant, whether because of evil in the world or our own sin or need to help others, yet we know that in Christ God is always with us through the promised Holy Spirit until His return.
Send Your light and Your truth; let them lead me.
Psalm 43:3-4, HCSB
Let them bring me to Your holy mountain,
to Your dwelling place.
Then I will come to the altar of God,
to God, my greatest joy.
I will praise You with the lyre,
God, my God.
It can feel like God is distant, yet He is always as close as a prayer, inhabits our praise, and promised to always be with His Church.
For You are the God of my refuge.
Psalm 43:2, HCSB
Why have You rejected me?
Why must I go about in sorrow
because of the enemy’s oppression?
It can feel like God is distant, especially when evil thrives, but we can take comfort in knowing that God has not only not rejected us but promised to be with us always when we are in Christ.
Vindicate me, God, and defend my cause
Psalm 43:1, HCSB
against an ungodly nation;
rescue me from the deceitful and unjust man.
It can feel like God is distant when evil runs rampant, but we know we stand on God’s truth and His promise that He is always with us.
Why am I so depressed?
Psalm 42:11, HCSB
Why this turmoil within me?
Put your hope in God, for I will still praise Him,
my Savior and my God.
It can feel like God is distant when life is hard or evil seems to be winning, but our hope is in Christ who has promised to be with us always and is worthy of all praise.
My adversaries taunt me,
Psalm 42:10, HCSB
as if crushing my bones,
while all day long they say to me,
“Where is your God?”
It can feel like God is distant, especially when others mock our faith, yet we know that God is with us by the Holy Spirit and His promise to always be with us.
This Sunday at Church: Thank those who prepare the Church Bulletin.
This Sunday at Church: Thank those who prepare the Church Bulletin
I will say to God, my rock,
Psalm 42:9, HCSB
“Why have You forgotten me?
Why must I go about in sorrow
because of the enemy’s oppression?”
It can feel like God is distant, especially when life is difficult and people mock our faith, but we know that He is always with us by the Holy Spirit and understands mocking and suffering. We can rest in His faithfulness.
The Lord will send His faithful love by day;
Psalm 42:8, HCSB
His song will be with me in the night—
a prayer to the God of my life.
God should be our greatest desire, and we can rest in His love and grace, seeking Him through prayer and praise by day and by night, even in our bed in the middle of the night and surrounded by fellow believers in church.
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