Psalm 143:8

Psalm 143:8

To You I entrust my life

The verse before us suggests that much of this Psalm was written during the dark hours of the night; we can imagine David huddled in a shadowy corner of somewhere like Adullum’s Cave, with just a candle or an oil lamp to provide some illumination and thus he poured out his troubled thoughts to the Lord. 

There is a ray of hope! Maybe, in the morning there will be reason to believe that something has changed, that a prophet or a visitor will appear with some good news. What David wants to hear above all else, Is that the Lord still loves him and will always love him. Let’s never be in doubt about this, the Word of God promises that we will always be protected and loved by our heavenly Father, perhaps we do not value enough His promises, promises that David did not discover in the Torah! 

Two years ago, I had a catastrophic heart attack and that was a scary experience, especially the night-time flight in a rescue helicopter. 4 Months ago, I had major bowel surgery to remove a cancerous tumour and 2 weeks ago was rushed to hospital in an ambulance having suffered a stroke.  In all of these unexpected traumas I have been held tightly in the arms of my Lord and given trust and hope that far exceeded my own efforts at “positive thinking!” What a God, we can indeed entrust Him with our lives. Now it’s time to ask, “Show me the way I should go.” David understood this, he believed he would be rescued and that the Lord would save his life, but then what? 

 

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