BLESSED IN THE MIDST OF TROUBLE

Proclamation:

"Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve my life; You stretch out Your hand against the anger of my foes, with Your right hand You save me."  Psalms 138:7 (NIV)

Explanation:

King David wrote these words under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God.  While he was praising The Lord with song and music, and thanking Him for hearing his prayer, he said that God kept him as he walked through the midst of trouble.  

Application:

We should also praise and thank God for preserving and protecting us while we were in the midst of trouble.  We have walked in the shadow of death, without knowing it, and God saved us. (Psalm 23:4)  God has protected us from dangers seen and unseen, and all manner of hurt and harm.  We don't know how close to death we came while driving on these city streets and freeways.  We ought to thank and praise His holy and righteous name every day for all of the good things that He has done, and for all of the blessings that we have received including protecting us as we were going through the storms of life. 

We Need God More Than We Know

"The LORD protects the simplehearted; when I was in great need, He saved me."  Psalms 116:6 (NIV)

In this psalm of thanksgiving, King David said, God heard him (verses 1 & 2), God pitied him (verses 5 & 6), and God delivered him (verse 8).  He also said that God protects the simple.  The "simple" are (according to Matthew Henry) sincere, upright, without guile, and they are weak, helpless, and unable to fend for themselves.  David identifies with the simple hearted people.  He needed God's help, and  God protected him and saved him.

If we are honest with ourselves, we will admit that we are also weak, helpless and unable to defend ourselves against the attacks of the devil.  Even those of us who think that we are physically strong, and in good shape and good health, are saddened to learn that we really are very frail.  God can allow the devil to attack our bodies, just ask Job, and if we are not careful the devil will control our minds.  We need God's hedge of protection around us (Job 1:10), for only He can save us.  We also need God to save us from ourselves, so we do not become insincere, evil, and bitter.  We need to pray for God's help so that we can learn to focus on our beliefs and not our battles; our faith and not our foe; our protector and not our problem; and our Saviour and not our situation.

Blessed In The Midst Of Trouble

"Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve my life; You stretch out Your hand against the anger of my foes, with Your right hand You save me."  Psalms 138:7 (NIV)

While King David was praising The Lord with song and music, and thanking Him for hearing his call,  he said that God kept him as he walked through the midst of trouble. 

We should also praise and thank God for preserving and protecting us as we walked through the midst of trouble.  We have walked in the shadow of death, without knowing it, and God saved us.  God has protected us from dangers seen and unseen, and all manner of hurt and harm.  We don't know how close to death we came while driving on these city streets and freeways.  We ought to thank and praise His holy and righteous name every day for all of the good things that He has done, and for all of the blessings that we have received.