Psalm 94-2.2.22

Scripture 

Psalm 94: 18-19

18  When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, Lord, supported me. 19  When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.

Observation-What does it say?

Here is a breakdown of this Psalm, according to David Guzik’s commentary on enduringword.com. The verses I chose focus on God’s comfort for His people.

-Recognizing God as judge of the earth (vs. 1-3)

-Recognizing the rebellion of the wicked (vs. 4-7)

-Rebuking the senseless rebels (vs. 8-11)

-Consolation for God’s people-they will never be cast off (vss. 12-15)

**Comfort for God’s people-God will help them. (vss. 16-19)

-Cover for God’s people-God is their defense. (Vss. 20-23).

Understanding-What does it mean?

God’s love is unfailing and He always provides comfort and help for His people.

2022 didn’t start off great for our family. We started our year in grief, mourning the loss of the Khans as our beloved Senior Pastors at DSC. Then, both of my parents got Covid and my dad was struggling with it. Then, my whole family got Covid (myself, husband and 2 kids) and we were all down for 2 weeks! I couldn’t even be at church in person for the Khan’s last 2 Sundays. : (

Despite the craziness emotionally, mentally, and physically, I’m thankful that we were still healthy spiritually, thanks to the Lord, our amazing family and church family! We made it through the start of a crazy year because of the Lord’s unfailing love and comfort. 

Life Application

God will always provide comfort to us in our greatest time of need. Always run to Him first! 

One thing about grief AND sickness is that you are completely down. There is nothing we could offer to God in deep sadness and pain, except for our tears. However, as we run to Him completely for comfort and safety, we in turn would be able to comfort others in need, with the same comfort we have received by Him. One of my favorite life verses is: 

“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. For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ.” -2 Corinthians 1:3-5 NIV

As we draw comfort from the Lord, who in turn can we comfort with the same comfort we have received from Him? 

-Michelle Gaddi