Psalm 28 - 8.19.24
Scripture
Psalm 28:7 NLT
“The Lord is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.”
Observation
In the beginning of this psalm, David is crying out to God for help. David pleads to God to not punish him unfairly with the wicked. David yearns for God to rescue him from his troubles. Then starting in verse 6, David gives thanks to God for answering his prayers. David’s response is to trust in God wholeheartedly. He no longer experiences fear. Instead, David has peace because of God’s faithfulness. These are all reasons why David wrote this psalm, along with many others. He wanted to give God ALL his praise and worship!
Application
God turns our trials into triumph.
David, the man that we all know as “the man after God’s own heart”, was no stranger to trials in his life. From fighting a literal GIANT, to being on the run because many people wanted him dead, to the heartache of losing a baby, David had experienced it all. But through all of his life’s ups and downs, one thing remained constant…David’s relationships and love for God. David didn’t allow life’s tough moments to break him. Instead, David trusted God. He cried out to him regularly and David found out firsthand of God’s faithfulness. God turned David’s trials into triumph, which caused David to write so many beautiful psalms/songs about God’s goodness.
So I want to encourage anyone out there that may be going through a rough patch right now. DO NOT GIVE UP! Look up! Seek God wholeheartedly the way David did. Tell Him your troubles and ask Him for help. God’s Will may not be to remove us from the situation, but rather give us the strength and endurance to sustain us through it. At the end of the day, if we don’t give up, and we stand strong in our faith, it will build our faith and make us even stronger for it. Try it and see. Allow God to turn your trial into a triumph. Allow Him to turn those tests into testimonies. See what David saw and KNOWS. And that is God is good and faithful. ❤️😊
“For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation.” -Psalms 100:5
Prayer
Father God, You are so good and faithful. I pray that others who do not yet know You may see just how good and faithful You really are. I pray that You may draw them to You. I pray You may soften their hearts, and open their ears, so they may hear Your calm, still voice calling them into a relationship with You. I pray they accept that invitation. I pray that they may put their faith and trust in You. May they experience Your goodness and faithfulness the way that David had, and the way that I have. In Jesus name I pray, Amen. 🙏🏽
-Moses Gaddi