PSALM 116
- I love the Lord, because He hath heard my voice and my supplications.
- Because He hath inclined His ear unto me, therefore will I call upon Him as long as I live..
- The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell laid hold on me: I found trouble and sorrow.
- Then I called upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
There are times of trials and troubles that seem impossible to overcome. We need not fight in our own strength which will not overcome. We must call upon the name of the Lord. We must learn to put our eyes on the Lord and His power. Our focus is everything.
Satan will try his best to magnify the problem in our eyes. The Lord will not allow us to be weak when we have all of His power at our disposal. In times of physical pain we would rather crawl into one spot and not move until the pain is gone. But that is not the Lord’s way.
We must put our eyes on Him. That is power. He is good and always there to help. We must be like Joshua and Caleb. They knew they could possess the land because the Lord delighted in them. The rest saw themselves weak as grasshoppers and no match for the giants in the land.
Again, we must focus on the power “In Christ,” and not our own weakness. It is a fact that He delights in us and wants us to win every battle. He wants us to rest. Then we can.
7. Return unto thy rest, O my soul, for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.
8. For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.