"I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.' Psalm 27:13 NKJV
Have you ever been so low that you feel that all hope has departed from you leaving you in total despair? Well, as long as God is with us, we will always have hope and that's a promise. Hope is always there but we have to hang on to it in bad times.
Some may say that its easy to think that way when things are going well. But what about the pain of a broken marriage with separation from the children? What about the loss of someone so precious that there seems no hope anymore? Then there is the misery of losing a job or business but the bills keep mounting up leading to possible bankruptcy? The list is endless and there is no quick fix that can change the situation. For many, Lockdown has been devastating. Jobs have been lost, homes re-possessed because mortgage payments have not been met and then the pain of a loved one dying from Covid.
With all this happening, it's difficult to see where God is, but He is still on the throne. King David wrote in our text 'I would have lost heart UNLESS I HAD BELIEVED.' Did you get that. David didn't lose his hope despite every thing that was coming against him, he still believed in God and he knew, deep in his heart that God would rescue him.
This really is the way forward. Realising and believing that no matter what, God is still with you. he'll never leave. And what's more, our verse continues, 'That I would see the goodness of the LORD, IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING.' That is something to shout about. He is not saying that you'll be ok when you get to Heaven, everything will be ok then. No, not at all. David is saying that he would have lost heart if he had not believed that he would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. In other words, whilst we are still alive. I don't know when, I can't tell you that. What I can tell you is, you will see the goodness of the Lord whilst you are still here. He is going to come and bless you. Why? Firstly because He loves you, secondly, because he has seen the awful time that you have been through and He didn't like it one bit. Therefore, He's on His way to bless you!
Can you believe that? David did, and it kept him going. If you can as well, it will keep you soldiering on. You are about to see the goodness of the Lord. Say that to yourself out loud, 'I am going to see the goodness of the Lord.' Keep saying it until it is more than a belief, it is total fact. It is coming if you don't give up. Can anyone say Amen to that?
Copyriight 2020 Grahame Howard
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