Hope in God
“Hope in God…”
Three times in Psalm 42:5, 11 and 43:5, David asks this question, “Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me?”
King David knew, I know, and I know many people I’ve spoken to realize the struggles in life can affect our thinking and cut deep into our souls. And sometimes our thinking may lead to hopelessness and even depression. We may believe we are powerless to escape our circumstances.
However, we don’t have believe the lies, we need to recognize it for what it is and remember David’s encouragement to himself and to us. In the second half of those three verses, David gets the perspective right and says, “Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.”
When our minds want to torment our souls, never stop hoping in the one true God who loves eternally…