A Good Antidote For Your Inner Struggles!

 

One of the three chief musicians’ of King David in the Bible was Asaph.  In Psalm 77:7-9 we can see the inner struggles of a heart. ‘will the Lord cast off forever? And will He be favorable no more? Have His mercy and loving-kindness ceased forever? Have His promises ended for all time? Has God deliberately abandoned or forgotten His graciousness? Has He in anger shut up His compassion?

Although he struggled within, the next verse he said, but I will recall the years of the right hand of the Most High. I will earnestly recall the deeds of the Lord: yes I will earnestly remember the wonders of old.  I will meditate also upon all your works and consider all Your deeds.  Once after he recalled the years of the right hand of the most High,  the deeds of the Lord, when he remembered the wonders of old and started to meditate all God’s works, he exclaimed: ‘who is a great God like our God?  What an inner transformation! His spirit got stirred up just by remembering God’s goodness.  There was an inner shift took place.

When he failed to remember what God has done in his life, he was disquiet, groaned, overwhelmed by the circumstances. He was troubled and complained when he remembered God. His spirit was overwhelmed.   He reasoned within whether God has forgotten him or cast him forever?  But when he recalled the deeds of God and the wonders of God, he started to praise Him and worship Him. He said in verse 10, ‘this is my anguish; but I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most high.’

Are you reasoning within; has God forgotten me or cast me off forever? Remember the works of God in your past.  Your doubts and lamentation will turn in to a song of praise.

I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High. I will remember the works of the Lord; the wonders of old. I will meditate on all Your work O Lord. Amen.