Read: Psalm 31:1-14
You have considered my trouble; You have known my soul in adversities. —Psalm 31:7
Bible In One Year: Isaiah 3-4; Galatians 6
During a time of grief, C. S. Lewis observed that his neighbors walked across the street to avoid him when they saw him approaching.
David too knew a time of grief when he said, "I am a reproach among all my enemies, but especially among my neighbors . . . . I am forgotten like a dead man" (Psalm 31:11-12).
Perhaps you've known times when friends seem to forget you in your sorrow. They fail to call, or write, or promise to pray.
But those are the times when we can sense God's tenderness most deeply. When the days are long and lonely and no one seems to care, He seeks us out and surrounds us with lovingkindness. Our sorrow, far from burdening Him, draws out His tender compassion. He knows the troubles of our soul (v.7). And He cares. Thus we can commit our spirit into His hand (v.5), as our Lord Jesus did when all forsook Him and fled.
Poet Frank Graeff asks, "Does Jesus care when my heart is pained too deeply for mirth and song; as the burdens press, and the cares distress, and the way grows weary and long?" The answer? Yes! He invites us to give our burdens and cares to Him, because He cares for us (1 Peter 5:7).
Trust God to care for you today. —David Roper
Good morning FInest..will be gone most of the day..today is my day to volunteer down at the Bush HQ.
May God bless and protect our troops and their Commande-In-Chief.
Return of thePajamahadeen: D.C. Chapter Freeps CBS News' Face the Nation 9/26/04
040925-N-0295M-132 Naval Air Station Oceana, Va. (Sept. 25, 2004) - An F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Grim Reapers" of Fighter Squadron One Zero One (VF-101), flies an aerial demonstration in front of the crowd at the 2004 "In Pursuit of Liberty," Naval Air Station Oceana Air Show. The air show, held Sept. 24-26, showcased civilian and military aircraft from the Nation's armed forces, which provided many flight demonstrations and static displays. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain (RELEASED)
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