Year 8, Day 206: Psalms 62

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Here is another psalm of David that speaks about turning to the Lord in times of trouble.  With as many psalms as David writes on this topic, one might think that his reign as king wasn’t all champagne and roses.  If one thought that, one would be right.

God is a rock.  He is our salvation.  He is our hope in times of strife.  He is a mighty rock.

Notice something about all of those descriptions.  Those are things that one clings to.  Those are external sources of strength.  David would say and think these things in times when he needed strength.  In other words, these are thoughts that console a person in times of internal weakness and doubt.

This is a really important concept to ponder.  David, the greatest king of the whole Hebrew Nation, had moments of internal doubt.  He had moments when he was weak and confused on the inside.  In other words, he was human.  This is a part of what it means to be a part of the human existence.

There will be days when we are full of strength and confidence.  There will also be moments when we are doing something new and our confidence lacks.  There will also be moments when people express a difference of opinion – or outright conflict – and we doubt ourselves and feel rejected.  This is humanity.

In those moments, we should turn to the Lord for strength.  We shouldn’t turn to our own devices such as lying to get our way, lashing out in our anger, extorting others by fear of what we can do to them, or other such nefarious means.  True strength isn’t found in the ways that we can harm others or establish ourselves above others.  True strength is found in the Lord, who builds us up and enables us to build up others.

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