Psalm_41
Scripture
“Blessed are those who have regard for the weak; the Lord delivers them in times of trouble. The Lord protects and preserves them— they are counted among the blessed in the land— He does not give them over to the desire of their foes. The Lord sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness.” -Psalms 41:1-3 NIV
Observation-What does it say?
This is a Psalm of Comfort, written by King David.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4- Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of ALL comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
Life Application
Run to the One True Source of Comfort.
Does anyone need any comfort right now? I feel like all of us can or did at one point or another, especially in this past year of quarantine, mental and physical hardships, illness, grief and loss. Let's be like King David and run to God, our ever present help in any trouble and our only True Source of comfort.
Dear Lord, I pray that we would receive our Source of comfort from You alone and nothing external that could be taken away from us at any moment. I pray that the comfort we receive directly from You would in turn cause us to want to comfort others in their grief or despair. Amen.
-Michelle Gaddi