6I remembered my songs in the night. My heart meditated and my spirit asked:
7"Will the Lord reject forever? Will he never show his favor again?
8Has his unfailing love vanished forever? Has his promise failed for all time?
9Has God forgotten to be merciful? Has he in anger withheld his compassion?" - P97
The psalmist cries out to God in distress. He thinks about the former days andyears and remembers his songs in the night. He wonders if God will rejectforever and never show His favor again. - P97
He asks whether God has forgottento be merciful or whithholds His compassion because of His anger. - P97
We have all had sleepless nights, times when the crushing weight of life’s crises seems unbearable. We cry out to God in our pain and heartache, but it seems our prayers come crashing down upon us. Though we persist with what the psalmist describes as "untiring hands" (v. 2), we find no suitable comfort. - P98
What can the believer do in times like this? This is where we look to our Lord Jesus on Calvary’s cross for help in our time of need. - P98
Feeling forsaken, He cried out to God. Even in His feelings of abandonment, Jesus addressed the Father as "My God" (Matt. 27:46). - P98
God is still your God even when you feel abandoned, and He has promised not to leave you. - P98
When we don‘t understand what God is doing, honest questions can be a fgood pathway to spiritual growth. - P98
The Bible is full of raw, straightforward questions that believers throughout the ages have asked God in seasons ofdeep distress. Jeremiah is an example of this. So is Habakkuk. Even Johnthe Baptist had questions (Matt. 11:2-3). - P98
As followers of Jesus, we arenot called to "fake it till we make it." Such a mindset is a prescription fora shallow faith. - P98
The psalmist‘s questions are an invitation to take even ourmost complicated questions and doubts to Jesus. We may not always findthe answers we seek, but we will grow in wisdom and faith.. - P98
"God has no night. God has no day. God has no month. God has no year. God has nopast, present, or future. Theologians call this the transcendence of God. He transcendsit all."-Charles Swindoll - P98
We often repress our pain and distract ourselves from our grief. But when we putaway our devices and turn away from our electronic sources of entertainment, wecan experience the Holy Spirit helping us to present our groans to God. Let us fastfrom distractions and exercise faith that God will heal our hearts today.
- Pastor Sam An - P99
Lord, teach me to trust You even in the darkness. - P99
Though at times You seem far away, I know by faith that You are the ever-present God. - P99
May my faith not depend on my feelings or spiritual experiences but on the promises of Your unfailing Word. In Jesus’ name, amen. - P99
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