Proclamation:
“For His anger lasts only a moment, but
His favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes
in the morning.” Psalm 30:5 (NIV)
Explanation:
This psalm is a song which was written by
King David under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God. This psalm could be entitled “The Blessedness
of Answered Prayer.” After praying and
praising The Lord for blessing him and answering his personal prayers, (Psalm
30:1-3) David encourages the people of God to praise and thank Him. (Psalm
30:4-5) He tells them that their trouble
won’t last always. David is joyful and
grateful because God changed his situation from sadness to singing, from
mourning to merriment, from tears to cheers. (Psalm 30:11-12)
Application:
Children often do things which make their
parents angry with them. Occasionally such
behavior would result in a punishment but the parent never stops loving the
child. When our Heavenly Father is
displeased with us, He simply ignores us for a moment as punishment. When The Lord God hides His face from us for
a moment, we as His children perceive that He is angry with us. (Isaiah 54:7-8) However, the love of God is always
present. Our chastisement is just a way
to get our attention and correct our behavior.
Once we receive the favor of God, we are blessed with it for remainder
of our lives. Our punishment, and our
trials, our afflictions and our tears may endure for a brief period, but our
joy is soon to come. Nothing can
separate us from the love of God. (Romans 8:39)
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