Psalms

“For I confess my iniquity; I am full of anxiety because of my sin.” (Ps 38 v 18)

Sin causes us to drift further and further away from the Lord and the longer we wait to repent, the harder it is to approach God as the guilt starts to overwhelm you. It might start with a lie or undesired behaviour and before you know it, your whole lifestyle changes to accommodate the lies or the unwanted behaviour.

You become enslaved again, to the very thing God saved you from when He gave His life to pay for your sins! If there is one thing you can be hasty with, it is this – Confessing your sins before the Lord, repenting and turning away from it and He will make haste to forgive you.

Scripture quotations taken from the NASB, Life Application Study Bible, unless stated otherwise. Copyright by “The Lockman Foundation“

10/08/2020

Psalm 13
Sadness of the heart

The book of Psalms addresses all the feelings one could experience, challenges we might face and also offers guidance for serving the Lord. Let’s spend some time and discuss these over the next few days or weeks, depending on how the Lord leads us.

“How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart all the day?” (vers 2)

What saddens you the most? Is it the poverty and hunger that has overtaken our planet, perhaps an abused child, broken marriage or is it your unanswered prayer for something you want? Are you sad, heart broken and disappointed, not having received what you expected from the Lord?