Wednesday Devo
Scripture:
Psalm 13
3 Turn and answer me, O Lord my God!
Restore the sparkle to my eyes, or I will die.
4 Don’t let my enemies gloat, saying, “We have defeated him!”
Don’t let them rejoice at my downfall.
5 But I trust in your unfailing love.
I will rejoice because you have rescued me.
6 I will sing to the Lord
because he is good to me.
3 Turn and answer me, O Lord my God!
Restore the sparkle to my eyes, or I will die.
4 Don’t let my enemies gloat, saying, “We have defeated him!”
Don’t let them rejoice at my downfall.
5 But I trust in your unfailing love.
I will rejoice because you have rescued me.
6 I will sing to the Lord
because he is good to me.
Commentary:
13:3 For God to consider and answer would be for him to relieve the singer’s circumstances. Some take the request, light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death, to imply that the psalm originated during a severe illness; but while the words could apply to such a case, they are general enough to apply to a wider variety of situations.
13:5–6 Reaffirming His Trust in the Lord. Confidence in the steadfast love of God (v. 5), as revealed in the covenant (Ex. 34:6), leads to a trusting expectation of salvation (Ps. 13:5) and God’s bountiful dealing.
13:5 Salvation includes both the deliverance of Christ himself from death in his resurrection (Heb. 5:7) and the deliverance of believers through Christ (Col. 1:13).
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), 954.
13:5–6 Reaffirming His Trust in the Lord. Confidence in the steadfast love of God (v. 5), as revealed in the covenant (Ex. 34:6), leads to a trusting expectation of salvation (Ps. 13:5) and God’s bountiful dealing.
13:5 Salvation includes both the deliverance of Christ himself from death in his resurrection (Heb. 5:7) and the deliverance of believers through Christ (Col. 1:13).
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), 954.
Questions:
- In verses 5 and 6, David voices his trust in God and praises Him for the promise of salvation. David is choosing to STAY in His PROMISE. He started with, "This is HORRIBLE! How long is this going to last? Where are you, Lord?!" And in verse 5 comes a big "BUT"..."but I TRUST in your unfailing love." Yes, we can scream our pain to God, but we can't stay there. Eventually we have to trust. Do you ever get stuck in your prayers during difficult times? How hard is it for you to trust when you are in pain and there seems to be no end in sight?
- David's trust is anchored in who he knows God is and who he has known God to be. It's a balance of, "My circumstances are devastating, BUT you are still good and you are still God and I trust you." How often are you looking back and reminding yourself of who God is and what He's done?
Prayer Topics:
- That you would choose to trust God.
- That He would remind you of His faithfulness to you.
This Week's City 7:
Try to commit to memory!
4. Can a person be good enough to go to heaven? No. Because Jesus rose from the dead, proving He is God, I believe a person is saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone.
(John 1:12, 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 4:1-25, 5:1-2, 6-11, 6:23, 10:1-4, 10:9; Galatians 3:26; Ephesians 2:1-9; 1 Timothy 2:5-6; Titus 3:4-7)
(John 1:12, 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 4:1-25, 5:1-2, 6-11, 6:23, 10:1-4, 10:9; Galatians 3:26; Ephesians 2:1-9; 1 Timothy 2:5-6; Titus 3:4-7)
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