November 28, 2017 - - Psalm 138 Trouble and trials

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me;

You will stretch out Your hand

Against the wrath of my enemies.

The LORD will perfect that which concerns me;

Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever;

Do not forsake the work of Your hands.

Psalm 138:7-8 NKJV

It is a difficult teaching: the very troubles and trials we are walking through are used by God to perfect us.

The troubles of my life are overwhelming. LORD do as this psalm promises: use these circumstances so that I will learn of Your mercy and grow in my faith. While I walk stumbling with trials smashing against me on every side, I pray at minimum show me mercy, better yet, revive me. Remind me that Jesus was forsaken and punished for the sins of the world so that I might be Yours forever. While You are shaping me according to Your perfect purposes, do not let me go. Amen.