¡°Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again¡ªmy Savior and my God! ¡± ¡ªPsalm 42:5¨C6
Have you ever been working on your computer when things suddenly froze up? You needed a reboot to get everything working again.
In our life as Christians, sometimes we need a reboot too. We need a refresh because we¡¯re feeling down.
This isn¡¯t strictly a modern phenomenon, by the way. The psalmist wrote, ¡°My heart is breaking as I remember how it used to be: I walked among the crowds of worshipers, leading a great procession to the house of God, singing for joy and giving thanks amid the sound of a great celebration!¡± (Psalm 42:4 NLT).
He continued, ¡°Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again¡ªmy Savior and my God!¡± But then the psalmist shifted gears and essentially preached to himself, saying, ¡°Now I am deeply discouraged, but I will remember you¡± (verses 5¨C7 NLT).
I¡¯ve found myself doing that. I¡¯ll feel down, so I will quote Scripture to myself, sometimes out loud.
Do you need some spiritual refreshment today? Ephesians 5 reminds us to ¡°be filled with the Holy Spirit¡± (verse 18 NLT). In the original language, this is a command. It also implies that it¡¯s continuous. Effectively, God is saying, ¡°I command you each day to be filled with the Holy Spirit.¡± The Holy Spirit brings refreshment into our lives every day.
And remember that even when things look bleak, all things ultimately will work together for God¡¯s glory and your good (see Romans 8:28). God is in control of all circumstances that surround the believer.
We read in the Book of Job that before Satan could bring hardships into Job¡¯s life, he first had to get permission from God. And the same is true of you. God knows what you can handle. And because He loves you, He¡¯s always keeping His eye on you.
Harvest Ministries with Greg Laurie
2Ch 7:14
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Momsooky